Browsing Tag
Bioinformatics
13 posts
researchers get an updated look at the Human Cell Atlas, and it’s remarkable
Pyramidal neurons, a type of nerve cell, from the brain’s cerebral cortex.Credit: Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library/Getty There’s nothing…
What is a cell type, really? The quest to categorize life’s myriad forms
The problem of cell type became clear to genome biologist Jason Buenrostro in 2013. He was studying a…
DNA methylation controls stemness of astrocytes in health and ischaemia
Animals The following mouse lines were used: C57BL/6N (for wild-type control, naive condition and neurosphere assay), Ifnar−/−Ifngr−/− (for…
AI assistance for planning cancer treatment
Oncologists face a conundrum with immunotherapies. These drugs are designed to smash through the immunity-suppressing fog created by…
The intrinsic substrate specificity of the human tyrosine kinome
Plasmids For expression and purification from bacteria, DNA sequences for the human Tyr kinases His6–PKMYT1 (full length), BMPR2–His6…
Merck Introduces Aptegra CHO genetic stability assay for accelerated biosafety testing
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has launched the first all-in-one, validated genetic stability assay of its…
Tumor microbiomes offer new insights for enhancing cancer therapies
In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers used metagenomics, genomics, and transcriptomics to examine microbiome…
Baylor study reveals role of newly inherited DNA variants in recessive diseases
You have your mother’s eyes and your father’s smile, but genetics is much more than just what’s on…
New ovarian atlas paves the way for extended fertility and hormone restoration
A new “atlas” of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production…
AI-based analysis uncovers two plant extracts with potential as GLP-1 agonist weight loss pills
Two plant compounds with potential as GLP-1 agonist weight loss pills have been identified in an AI (artificial…