Genetic secrets of date palm unlocked
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) have mapped a draft version of the date palm genome, unlocking many of its genetic secrets.
Biotechnology
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Video: 'Mapping' the body with single-cell RNA sequencing
While nearly every cell in the body contains identical genetic instructions packaged in DNA, there is flexibility on how that genetic information is expressed and in turn translated through RNA to create proteins, the building ...
Biotechnology
Jul 28, 2022
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Advancing the application of genomic sequences through 'Kmasker plants'
The development of next-generation-sequencing (NGS) has enabled researchers to investigate genomes that might previously have been considered too complex or too expensive. Nevertheless, the analysis of complex plant genomes, ...
Biotechnology
Jan 21, 2020
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The yin and yang of cell signaling
Lysophospholipids (LysoPLs) are potent cellular signaling biomolecules that also maintain the structure, shape and fluidity of cell membranes.
Oncology & Cancer
Feb 18, 2019
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NASA sends new research on orbital ATK mission to space station
Astronauts soon will have new experiments to conduct related to emergency navigation, DNA sequencing and ultra-cold atom research when the research arrives at the International Space Station following the 4:44 a.m. EDT (1:44 ...
Space Exploration
May 22, 2018
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Reading the entire human genome – one long sentence at a time
Fifteen years ago, the Human Genome Project announced they had cracked the code of life. Nonetheless, the published human genome map was incomplete and parts of our DNA remained to be deciphered. Now, a new study published ...
Biotechnology
Apr 10, 2018
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Examining the lifestyles of microbes
Microbes are everywhere—in humans they protect us from harmful bacteria and help us digest food; in soils, they provide nutrients and encourage growth of plants. Microbes even live in sediments below the seafloor where ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 28, 2017
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VirusDetect, a new bioinformatics pipeline for virus identification released
Researchers studying the viruses that affect agricultural production or human health now have a new tool for investigating where viruses have spread, on a local, national, or even global scale.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 28, 2016
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Algorithm can trace lineage trajectories through single-cell gene expression data
A new algorithm created at A*STAR allows scientists to track the trajectories of different cell lineages on the basis of their gene activity at the individual cell level. The tool, dubbed Mpath, should help reveal new insights ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 21, 2016
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Sequencing DNA in the palm of your hand
Much like the miniature, goggle-wearing yellow organisms of the big screen that live to serve, a tiny new device called the MinION, developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies, promises to help scientists sequence DNA in space. ...
Biotechnology
Sep 30, 2015
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