When one become two: Separating DNA for more accurate nanopore analysis
Credit: Earlham Institute A new software tool developed by Earlham Institute researchers will help bioinformaticians improve the quality and accuracy ...
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Epigenetics study draws link between hatchery conditions and steelhead trout fitness
Credit: Photo by WSU Photo Services PULLMAN, Wash. - Alterations in the epigenetic programming of hatchery-raised steelhead trout could account ...
New tools enable rapid analysis of coronavirus sequences and tracking of variants
UShER allows researchers to quickly see how a new viral sequence is related to all other variants of SARS-CoV-2, crucial ...
Study indicates São Tomé island has two species of caecilians found nowhere else on Earth
Research adds evidence to century-long scientific debate and reveals how volcanic activity may have driven divergence of the limbless amphibiansCredit: ...
The legume family tree
Massive molecular study uncovers clues to the evolution and diversification of essential plant familyCredit: Yiyong Zhao, Chien-Hsun Huang, and Hong ...
UNC Charlotte researchers analyzed the host origins of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses
Credit: Denis Jacob Machado Coronavirus (CoVs) infection in animals and humans is not new. The earliest papers in the scientific ...
Holographic histopathology enables fast, precise diagnostics
New optical diffraction tomography method increases imaging speed and resolution for improved diagnostics in histopathologyCredit: Hugonnet et al. Histology is ...
Unlocking herbaria biodiversity using a QR code sampling-to-sequencing workflow
Credit: California Academy of Sciences Within the past decade, next-generation sequencing technologies have revolutionized the way in which genetic data ...
Proposal of new universal nomenclature for oxytocin and vasotocin genes
Terminological confusion between speciesCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Oxytocin and arginine vasopressin are two hormones in the endocrine system that can ...
Uniting strengths to expand research
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory and the Italian Institute of Technology have signed an agreement to expand the scope of ...
U-M RNA scientists identify many genes involved in neuron development
Credit: Nigel Michki Neurons result from a highly complex and unique series of cell divisions. For example, in fruit flies, ...
Hepatitis C drugs multiply effect of COVID-19 antiviral Remdesivir
Existing drugs increase efficacy 10-fold in cell studiesCredit: Jenna Leucke/U. of Texas at Austin TROY, N.Y. -- When combined with ...
Structure gives insight into how plants keep their “mouths” shut
Credit: IGDB Stomata, formed by a pair of kidney-shaped guard cells, are tiny pores in leaves. They act like mouths ...
Chinese hazelnut: The newest piece in the hazelnut genome puzzle
Scientists from China assembled a high-quality genome of Chinese hazelnut and were able to identify several genes of economic importanceCredit: ...