Deep learning—a form of artificial intelligence capable of improving itself with limited user input—has radically reshaped the landscape of biomedical research since its emergence in the early 2010s. It's been particularly ...
Biotechnology
Nov 16, 2023
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A hardware accelerator initially developed for artificial intelligence operations successfully speeds up the alignment of protein and DNA molecules, making the process up to 10 times faster than state-of-the-art methods.
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 1, 2023
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The signature written in genomic DNA has long been linked to ancestry, not to geographic location. But a recent study using AI from Western University, published in Scientific Reports, provides evidence that living in extreme ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 31, 2023
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Researchers have identified buried kimberlite, the rocky home of diamonds, by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface soil.
Earth Sciences
Oct 24, 2023
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The gut microbiome—the population and variety of bacteria within the intestine—is thought to influence a number of behavioral and disease traits in humans. Most obviously, it affects intestinal health. Cancer, inflammatory ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 16, 2023
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A diverse set of species, from snails to algae to amoebas, make programmable DNA-cutting enzymes called Fanzors—and a new study from scientists at MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research has identified thousands of ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 13, 2023
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Salk Institute researchers, as part of a larger collaboration with research teams around the world, analyzed more than half a million brain cells from three human brains to assemble an atlas of hundreds of cell types that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 12, 2023
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Maeva Perez is fascinated by marine worms. Her first encounter with these cold-blooded invertebrates dates back to her time at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, where she was completing a master's in biology. ...
Evolution
Oct 12, 2023
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Recent discoveries in the field of epigenetics, the study of inheritance of traits that occur without changing the DNA sequence, have shown that chronological age in mammals correlates with epigenetic changes that accumulate ...
Evolution
Sep 30, 2023
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The intricate interplay of gene expression within living cells is akin to a well-orchestrated symphony, with each gene playing its part in perfect harmony to ensure cells function as they should. At the heart of this symphony ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 19, 2023
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