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DeepEvo: An “intelligent” strategy for engineering customized proteins
Engineering proteins for desirable traits has been the holy grail of modern biotechnology. For example, the food industry can benefit...
Three new extinct walnut species discovered in high Arctic mummified forest
In a new study, scientists describe three new, but long-extinct, walnut species on an island above the Arctic Circle. The...
U of T researchers develop deep-learning model that outperforms Google AI system to predict peptide structures
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a deep-learning model, called PepFlow, that can predict all possible shapes of peptides...
New CPRIT chemistry professor to enhance cancer research at Rice
Rice University’s Department of Chemistry will soon welcome David Sarlah, who will contribute to the university’s cancer research efforts when...
SMART researchers pioneer production of CAR T-cells using high-density microfluidic bioreactor
Singapore, 27 June 2024 – Researchers from the Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT...
Last surviving woolly mammoths were inbred but not doomed to extinction
The last population of woolly mammoths was isolated on Wrangel Island off the coast of Siberia 10,000 years ago, when...
Magnesium-18’s unique decay process: From theory to practice
Exploring the Structural Dynamics of 18Mg Led by physicist Si-Min Wang, the research team at Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics...
A home away from a homeland
CAMBRIDGE, MA - When the Haitian Multi-Service Center opened in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston in 1978, it quickly became...
Novel peptide formulation shows promise of restoring cognitive decline in schizophrenia
Ishikawa, Japan -- Schizophrenia is a complicated mental health disorder accompanied by wide range of symptoms such as hallucinations, impaired...
Harnessing musculoskeletal modeling: A leap forward in personalized muscle strength assessment
Researchers have developed an innovative method for assessing spinal muscle strength, utilizing isokinetic testing combined with advanced spine musculoskeletal modeling....
New technique could lead to more organs being available for transplant
LONDON, ON – A team at Lawson Health Research Institute is the first in Canada to perform a transplant using...
Groundbreaking discovery: Zinc can make crop yields more climate-resilient
Researchers have discovered that zinc plays a crucial role in the nitrogen fixation process of legumes. This finding, along with...
Ammonites went out with a diverse bang—and not a long, slow fizzle—in the Late Cretaceous
Los Angeles, CA (June 27, 2024) —A new study published in the journal Nature Communications led by paleontologists at the...
Cleveland Clinic launches wellness and diet coaching app featuring state-of-the-art food and fitness tracking, support and education
Embargoed until 4am EDT Cleveland, OH (Thursday, June 27, 2024) – Cleveland Clinic and app developer FitNow, Inc. have launched...
Materials research revolutionized by a small change
Like the flutter of a butterfly's wings, sometimes small and minute changes can lead to big and unexpected results and...
20 Years after ‘Hyper-X’, UVA team makes NASA hypersonic breakthrough
What if the future of space travel were to look less like Space-X’s rocket-based Starship and more like NASA’s “Hyper-X,”...
Two studies shows mixed progress against EoE
Despite high hopes, a drug that wipes out the namesake cell type associated with the disease eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) doesn’t...
A heart of stone: Study defines the process of and defenses against cardiac valve calcification
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The human body has sophisticated defenses against the deposition of calcium minerals that stiffen heart tissues, researchers...
Special Issue of Applied Biosafety focuses on synthetic genomics
In its first special issue on Biosafety and Biosecurity Considerations of Synthetic Genomics, the first part of a two-part special...
AI-based Alphafold: Its potential impact on predictive medicine
AlphaFold is an outstanding example of artificial intelligence’s computational capabilities in accurately predicting intricate protein structures. A new Review article...
