Researchers used an image-based screening method developed to identify human genes that, when silenced, impair the Ebola virus’s ability to infect. These viral regulators could […]
Category: Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology
Flabby and flexible: How machine learning helps to build new proteins
From noise to date: artist’s impression of the Geometric Algebra Flow Matching (GAFL). Credit: HITS The natural protein universe is vast, and yet, going beyond […]
The most complete view of the human genome yet sets new standard for use in precision medicine
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An international team of scientists has decoded some of the most stubborn, overlooked regions of the human genome using complete sequences […]
Global contest puts analysis tools for single-molecule motion analysis to the test
The trajectory of a biological particle moving across two distinct regions of space, each with different physical properties that alter how the particle diffuses. As […]
Prime editing repairs five genetic mutations to treat rare brain disorder in mice
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain By the time they are a few months old, infants born with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) begin experiencing terrifying episodes […]
Key component to cell division revealed in 3D
A still image from a three-dimensional video rendering shows a key protein involved in DNA repair in many organisms. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis […]