August 15, 2021
Protein complex structure BRCA2 critical to the repair of DNA solved
The initials BRCA2 are most commonly associated with a gene associated with numerous cases of breast cancer, and the protein…
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August 14, 2021
OpenAI codex software can turn English instruction into Programming Code
The value of coding will undoubtedly increase as we move closer to a fully digital era. Understanding the fundamentals of…
August 9, 2021
Stanford AIMI Launches Free Open-Source Medical Imaging Dataset Repository
Healthcare is increasingly focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and associated technologies, particularly imaging. These technologies have the potential to revolutionise…
August 6, 2021
CRISPR-based Rapid COVID Diagnostics
COVID-19 testing should be done frequently and quickly to prevent outbreaks from spreading, especially as new, more transmissible variants emerge.…
August 3, 2021
Google believes it will create a time crystal within a quantum computer
Google, Stanford, Princeton, and other universities researchers may have made a momentous computer breakthrough that we are only now beginning…
August 1, 2021
Deep machine learning successfully captures information about one million bioactive molecules.
Using deep machine-learning computational models, the Structural Bioinformatics and Network Biology team, lead by ICREA Researcher Dr. Patrick Aloy, has…
August 1, 2021
The world’s first commercial quantum computer has begun operating in Japan.
The University of Tokyo and International Business Machines Corp. have launched Japan’s first commercial quantum computer, marking a step into…
August 1, 2021
Researcher seeks to improve mesothelioma tumour treatment.
Mesothelioma is a cancerous tumour that develops in the lining of the lungs, abdomen, or heart as a result of…
July 31, 2021
A new study identifies the source of DNA alterations in melanoma.
Melanoma mutations are caused by a chemical reaction in DNA fuelled by sunshine, not by a DNA copying error, as…
July 31, 2021
Artificial intelligence elucidates how glucose aids the SARS-CoV-2 virus
A team at Blue Brain developed an artificial intelligence technology capable of reading hundreds of thousands of scientific papers, extracting…
July 31, 2021
MCDB: A comprehensive curated mitotic catastrophe database
The Mitotic Catastrophe Database (MCDB) is a proprietary, open-source, and comprehensive repository of data on Mitotic Catastrophes (MC). It enables…
July 31, 2021
Early COVID-19 symptoms vary by age group, according to new research.
New research has discovered that the symptoms of early COVID-19 infection vary by age group and by men and women.…
July 29, 2021
More genetic indicators for hereditary testicular cancer are identified in a new meta-analysis.
A meta-analysis of over 200,000 males identified 22 additional genomic areas that may be prone to inherited testicular germ cell…
July 29, 2021
Researchers develop a robust technique for analysing massive patient datasets
The University of Queensland’s immunology and bioinformatics researchers have discovered a powerful technique for analysing massive patient records. Their research…
July 29, 2021
Gene discovery could pave the way for more effective obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treatments.
Researchers at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and numerous other institutions discovered a link between unique patterns…
July 29, 2021
Genomic Analysis Identifies Genetic Variables Associated with Severe COVID-19
A global collaboration identifies multiple genetic markers associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and the severity of COVID-19.In March 2020, thousands of…
July 25, 2021
Using Spatial Transcriptomics to Examine a COVID-19 affected Lungs
Researchers began studying SARS-CoV-2 path of destruction as the pandemic unfolded, initially focusing on the interplay between lung and immune…
July 25, 2021
CRISPR-Cas9 Overcomes Obstacle, Uncovers Path to Marsupial Models
Genome editing has been used to alter the genomes of a number of different creatures, including plants and humans. Now,…
July 25, 2021
The role of ‘junk DNA’ sequences in ageing and cancer
The human body is essentially made up of trillions of living cells. It ages at the same rate as its…
July 24, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 sequences deleted during the early stages of the Wuhan outbreak provide insight.
On June 22, Dr. Jesse Bloom of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s evolutionary biology department stated that he had…