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Pioneering Approach Links Metabolites in Fruit Flies and Humans to Aging Interventions
Researchers at the Buck Institute have developed a machine learning approach that links metabolites in fruit flies to human health, identifying threonine as a …
Coronaviruses evolve to recognize glycans of their host species
Researchers have characterized the binding of proteins from several animal and human coronaviruses to glycans called sialic acids, revealing host-specific patterns of binding.
New method for probing the bewildering diversity of the microbiome
Scientists describe a new method for probing the microbiome in unprecedented detail. The technique provides greater simplicity and ease of use compared with existing …
Learning from the single cell: A new technique to unravel gene regulation
How is the activity of genes regulated by the packaging of DNA? To answer this question, researchers developed a technique to measure both gene …
First complete, gapless sequence of a human genome reveals hidden regions
The first truly complete sequence of a human genome, covering each chromosome from end to end with no gaps and unprecedented accuracy, is now …
Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets
A research team has finally completed the sequence of the human genome, filling in the last 8 percent of the genome's 3 billion nucleotides. …
New human reference genome opens unexplored regions
A complete sequence of the human genome has finally been published by an international consortium of scientists. The new reference genome fills in many …
Massive collaboration fills the gaps in the human genome
A team of researchers from institutions around the globe has finally filled in the gaps in the Human Reference Genome--and repeated sections are more …
Some hard-to-crack genome areas carry genes that make us distinctly humans
As part of recent completion of first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome by Telomere- to-Telomere consortium, researchers at UW Medicine offered first …
The human genome is, at long last, complete
Twenty years ago scientists declared the Human Genome Project complete, but eight percent of our genome remained unsequenced and unstudied. Now, the final missing …
New research sheds light on causes of reproductive disorders, infertility, miscarriage, birth defects
Researchers are examining how the processes that regulate gene expression and chromosome behaviors can lead to health issues, including cancer, birth defects, miscarriage, and …
Rear-end collision on the 'ribosome highway'
As a molecular machine found in the cells of all organisms, the ribosome is responsible for making new proteins. For a number of reasons, …