Scientists develop new method for ultra-high-throughput RNA sequencing in single cells
Credit: Klaus Pichler, CeMM RNA sequencing is a powerful technology for studying cells and diseases. In particular, single-cell RNA sequencing ...
Tag: Bioinformatics
Genetic treasure trove for malaria researchers
Credit: © 2021 Morgan Bennett Smith A new extensive genetic resource of rat-infecting malaria parasites may help advance the development ...
SFU and UBC researchers collaborate to understand the role of caveolin-1 in cancer
Credit: SFU SFU computing science professor Ghassan Hamarneh is using his medical imaging analysis expertise to help UBC researchers understand ...
Researchers develop technique to functionally identify and sequence soil bacteria one cell at a time
Credit: LIU Yang Researchers from the Single-Cell Center at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the ...
Scientists call for international investment to tackle major wheat losses
Credit: John Innes Centre Urgent investment in new tools is needed to address major global losses of wheat crops which ...
Real-world flight data shows continued need for social distancing
Credit: Dr. Islind REYKJAVIK, Iceland 26 May 2021 - Current vaccination programmes alone will have a limited effect in stopping ...
Newly discovered enzymes are not heavy metal fans
Researchers at Tsukuba University discover a new group of carbonic anhydrase enzymes that do not require any metal ions for ...
Data from smartwatches can help predict clinical blood test results
Long-term data gathered from wearables can quicky indicate illness and other abnormalities in a patient's healthCredit: Michaela Kane, Duke University ...
Virus infection cycle revealed in dynamic detail
Credit: Roger Castells-Graells A critical process in the infection cycle of viruses has been revealed for the first time in ...
Global acceleration in rates of vegetation change
Credit: Artwork by Milan Teunissen van Manen (@MilanTvM). Wherever ecologists look, from tropical forests to tundra, ecosystems are being transformed ...
New AI-based tool can find rare cell populations in large single-cell datasets
Computational approach enables analysis of meaningful data that otherwise may be lost in the noiseCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON ...
A peptide that allows cannabis-derived drugs to relieve pain without side effects
Scientists from the Proteomics and Protein Chemistry Research Group and the Neuropharmacology-Neurophar Laboratory have developed a peptide which is an ...
Long search finds grain of hope in the glume
Credit: John Innes Centre Researchers have found the elusive genetic element controlling the elongated grains and glumes of a wheat ...
Modeling can predict mutation “hotspots” and antibody escapers in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
Study identifies structural basis of spike protein mutations with stronger binding and antibody resistance, which may explain transmissibility of new ...