Gene and cell doping typically utilizes genes that encode proteins that can enhance athletic performance, and can evade current protein-level drug monitoring anti-doping tests. Credit: […]
Category: Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology
Controlling gut bugs? There’s an app for that
Credit: AI-generated image A smartphone-controlled ingestible capsule that can control and allow for two-way communication with gut bacteria in pigs is reported in Nature Microbiology. […]
Researchers create ‘virtual scientists’ to solve complex biological problems
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There may be a new artificial intelligence-driven tool to turbocharge scientific discovery: virtual labs. Modeled after a well-established Stanford School of […]
AI agent improves accuracy of gene set analysis by leveraging expert-curated databases
The example shown for the gene set named “mmu05022 (LA-S)” in the case study. Credit: Nature Methods (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-025-02748-6 For each gene set, GeneAgent […]
New AI tool accelerates mRNA-based treatments for viruses, cancers, genetic disorders
Subtle differences in an mRNA sequence enables a ribosome to produce more or less of a certain protein. A new AI model called RiboNN predicts […]
Beta-carotene keeps enzymes active under heavy load
Preparation of a reading device in the laboratory. Credit: Magdalena Jooss Enzymes are vital to metabolism and drive countless biological processes in humans, plants, and […]
Shapeshifting RNA switches regulate gene activity in cells
Stylized illustration of an RNA thermometer in the gene lpxP, identified in E. coli and conserved across various bacterial species. On the left, the OFF […]