Water fleas on ‘happy pills’ have more offspring
All those medicines we take? A lot end up in treated wastewater -- with sometimes surprising resultsCredit: Photo: Per Harald ...
Tag: Bioinformatics
Major new African genome study finds varieties that inform African history, migration and immunity
Wits geneticists and partners today published a ground breaking study that informs African population history, environmental adaptation, and susceptibility to ...
Scientists uncover prophage defense mechanisms against phage attacks in mycobacteria
Experimental approach reveals Butters prophage uses a two-component system to block entry of some phages, but not others, from attacking ...
Surprising players in acute liver failure point to potential treatment
Gut microbes and host cells jointly contribute to the progression of this mostly incurable diseaseCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science Acute ...
Frozen Food Foundation presents Dr. Zoellner with Freezing Research Award
Credit: Frozen Food Foundation Arlington, Va. -The Frozen Food Foundation, in conjunction with the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), ...
Modern computational tools may open a new era for fossil pollen research
Credit: Doug Peterson One of the best sources of information on the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems and plant diversity over ...
Timeline of early eukaryotic evolution unveiled
Credit: Utrecht University, IRB Barcelona. One of the most important and puzzling events in the evolution of life has been ...
Scientists establish NanDeSyn Database to support international cooperation on industrial microalgae
Credit: QIBEBT Industrial oil-producing microalgae can use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into oils on a large ...
DNA in fringe-lipped bat poop reveals unexpected eating habits
Credit: Illustration by Amy Koehler Poop is full of secrets. For scientists, digging into feces provides insights into animal diets ...
DrugCell: New experimental AI platform matches tumor to best drug combo
UC San Diego researchers use artificial intelligence to predict best approach to treating cancerCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Only ...
Transcription factors may inadvertently lock in DNA mistakes
Binding to mismatched DNA takes less energy; may explain how regulatory mutations get locked inCredit: Maria Schumacher, Duke University DURHAM, ...
‘Multi-omics’ adds new cell to immune family tree
Credit: WEHI, Australia WEHI researchers have used powerful 'single cell multi-omics' technologies to discover a previously unknown ancestor of T ...
Enzymatic DNA synthesis sees the light
Controlling a DNA-synthesizing enzyme with photolithographic methods from the computer chip industry facilitates multiplexed writing and storage of digital data ...
USask scientists develop model to identify best lentils for climate change impacts
Credit: Debra Marshall Photography With demand for lentils growing globally and climate change driving temperatures higher, a University of Saskatchewan-led ...
Repurposing drugs for a pan-coronavirus treatment
Drug targets common across three coronavirus strains could be used for rapid treatment response against emerging coronavirus strainsCredit: Image: Svenja ...
Insilico partners with Taisho on end-to-end AI-powered senolytic drug discovery
Insilico partners with Taisho Pharmaceutical on end-to-end AI-powered senolytic drug discovery. Leading Japanese pharmaceutical company to engage Insilico Medicine on ...
New tool enables easy, effective disease tracking
Scientists in Cambodia have used the new IDseq tool to confirm and sequence the whole genome of the country's first ...
Scientists replicated self-cleaning anti-reflective coating of insects’ eyes
Credit: Mikhail Kryuchkov, Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Department of Pharmacology ...
Unraveling the network of molecules that influence COVID-19 severity
Credit: Morgridge Institute for Research While most COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic or mild, severe complications associated with acute respiratory distress ...
Age does not contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility
Credit: Ryosuke Omori, Ryota Matsuyama, Yukihiko Nakata, Scientific Reports, October 6, 2020 Scientists have estimated that the age of an ...
