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DNA sequencing, CRISPR edits, population genetics, and trait mapping.
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New microscope dyes let scientists watch DNA inside living cells
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News: Clinical-Scale WAS Editing Meets GMP and Safety Benchmarks
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Vesper Bats Carry Two Antibody Gene Sets, a Mammal First With Implications for Bat Virus Surveys
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Ice Age Mystery in Ukraine: This 18,000-year-old mammoth ivory art hid a "secret"???Here's what scientists found
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (362+ words) What if Ice Age artists did not simply carve designs into mammoth tusks? Researchers analysed 18 mammoth-ivory figurines from the Upper Palaeolithic site of Mizyn in Ukraine. The objects are around 18,800 to 17,400 years old. The team examined their engraved surfaces and…...
Africa: How Bacteria Hijack Viruses to Shuffle Their Own DNA
8+ hour, 50+ min ago (841+ words) When you think of viruses, you probably think of flu-like symptoms and quarantines. Humankind has suffered from viral diseases ranging from smallpox to COVID-19, hantavirus and Ebola since the dawn of recorded history. However, all living organisms that are susceptible…...
Transformative work in addiction neuroscience
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (380+ words) A 2011 Nature study found that loss of a nicotinic receptor subunit leads to increased nicotine intake in mice. The work set the standard for how to functionally validate genetic association study findings in neuroscience. Answers have been edited for length…...
New 3D structure reveals how cancer-linked BRD4 protein binds to chromosomes
11+ hour, 1+ min ago (185+ words) "Previous studies of BRD4 structure had looked at it bound to a fragment of one of the modified histone proteins," Tan said. "We were keen to see if we could gain additional insight into its structure and function by imaging it…...