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Pioneering Approach Links Metabolites in Fruit Flies and Humans to Aging Interventions
Human Biology

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 …

Nov 2, 2024 Mayur Tembhare
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Coronaviruses evolve to recognize glycans of their host species
Human Biology

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.

Apr 14, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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New method for probing the bewildering diversity of the microbiome
Human Biology

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 …

Apr 5, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Learning from the single cell: A new technique to unravel gene regulation
Human Biology

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 …

Apr 2, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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First complete, gapless sequence of a human genome reveals hidden regions
Human Biology

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 …

Apr 1, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets
Human Biology

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. …

Apr 1, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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New human reference genome opens unexplored regions
Human Biology

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 …

Apr 1, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Massive collaboration fills the gaps in the human genome
Human Biology

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 …

Apr 1, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Some hard-to-crack genome areas carry genes that make us distinctly humans
Human Biology

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 …

Apr 1, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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The human genome is, at long last, complete
Human Biology

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 …

Apr 1, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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New research sheds light on causes of reproductive disorders, infertility, miscarriage, birth defects
Human Biology

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 …

Mar 23, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Rear-end collision on the 'ribosome highway'
Human Biology

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, …

Mar 12, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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