Viral genome sequencing of wastewater can detect new SARS-CoV-2 variants before they are detected by local clinical sequencing, according to a new study reported in mBio,…
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Researchers have found a simple way to eliminate almost all sequencing errors produced by a widely used portable DNA sequencer, potentially enabling scientists working outside the…
A new Northwestern University-led study is unfolding the mystery of how RNA molecules fold themselves to fit inside cells and perform specific functions. The findings…
International Ukraine Genetic Diversity Project finds a quarter of the genetic variation in Europe, dramatically increasing information on population diversity and medical genetic variation. Today,…
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 docks with its spike protein onto the receptor-ACE2 found on the surface of lung cells. The levels of co-expressed genes with the…
African Salmonella electron microscope image. Credit: Dr. Sian Owen and Dr. Rocio Canals University of Liverpool scientists have exploited the combined power of genomics and…
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has identified a specific genetic target that could help explain the tremendous variation…
Three roughly 2,000-year-old corn cobs from the El Gigante rock shelter site in Honduras. These corn cobs were genetically analyzed by an international team of…
A new study applies machine learning to the fossil record to visualize life’s history, showing the impacts of major evolutionary events. This shows the long-term…
Open trap of Dionaea muscipula with potential prey. Middle: basal part of a trigger hair, where action potentials are elicited in the sensory cells upon…
An end-to-end cyber-biological attack, in which unwitting biologists may be tricked into generating dangerous toxins in their labs, has been discovered by Ben-Gurion University of…
An image obtained from the system showing barcoded bees inside the observation hive. Outlines reflect whether a barcode could be decoded successfully (green), could not…
Two examples of protein targets in the free modeling category. AlphaFold predicts highly accurate structures measured against experimental result. Credit: DeepMind DeepMind develops AI solution…
Inside every cell, thousands of different proteins form the machinery that keeps all living things — from humans and plants to microscopic bacteria — alive…
Annual maps of population densities of brown bears, grey wolves, and wolverines in Scandinavia from 2012 to 2018. Credit: Staffan Widstrand Photography (bear); Kjetil Kolbjørnsrud…
New findings published in PLOS Biology use “big data” approach. Results from a new Cleveland Clinic-led study suggest that melatonin, a hormone that regulates the…
Immuneering develops drugs to bind to disease pathways and silence them. Credit: Immuneering Immuneering uses bioinformatics to develop new medicines while also helping large pharmaceutical…
How pairs make the whole. Credit: Erida Gjini Researchers propose new model for host colonization by different microbial species, providing fundamental advances for the understanding…
Giant Lizards Learned to Fly Over Millions of Years – Pterosaurs Evolved Improved Flight Performance
Giant Lizards Learned to Fly Over Millions of Years – Pterosaurs Evolved Improved Flight Performance
Rhamphohynchus — one of 75 pterosaur species studied by the researchers. Credit: Mark Witton Study uses new method to show that Pterosaurs became twice as…
Bacillus biofilms resemble embryos. Credit: Dr. Momir Futo, Rudjer Boskovic Institute Discovery that bacterial biofilms behave like animal embryos sheds new light on the origin…