Part of a gene is better than none when identifying a species of microbe. But for Rice University computer scientists, part was not nearly enough in their pursuit of a program to identify all the species in a microbiome.
Biotechnology
Jun 30, 2022
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For the past 10 years, NASA's Curiosity rover has been trundling around the surface of Mars, taking photos in its quest to understand the history and geology of the red planet and perhaps even find signs of life.
Space Exploration
May 23, 2022
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Modern drug discovery is an expensive and complicated process. Hundreds of scientists and at least a decade are often required to produce a single medicine. One of the most critical steps in this process is the first one—identifying ...
Biochemistry
Apr 21, 2022
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If life is abundant in the universe, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth detectable by astronomers. Although nonbiological processes can generate methane, a new study by scientists at UC Santa Cruz ...
Astrobiology
Mar 28, 2022
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Scientists recently added a whopping 301 newly validated exoplanets to the total exoplanet tally. The throng of planets is the latest to join the 4,569 already validated planets orbiting a multitude of distant stars. How ...
Astronomy
Nov 22, 2021
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Nitrogen is essential to all forms of life. The formidable strength of the N≡N triple bond makes N2 fixation into biologically available forms extremely difficult.
Biochemistry
Aug 18, 2021
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Recently, a research group led by Prof. Yang Liangbao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed in-situ Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) readout strategy ...
Biochemistry
Jul 22, 2021
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New lateral flow test Vigilant is cheaper, easier to use and as reliable as the current gold standard PCR test for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 21, 2021
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Dogs can be trained to detect more than 90 percent of COVID-19 infections even when patients are asymptomatic, according to research published Monday, which authors hope could help replace the need to quarantine new arrivals.
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2021
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Jeremy Edwards, director of the Computational Genomics and Technology (CGaT) Laboratory at The University of New Mexico, and his colleagues at Centrillion Technologies in Palo Alto, Calif. and West Virginia University, have ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 22, 2021
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