Supercomputer-developed AI learns the intricate language of biomolecules

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have harnessed a powerful supercomputer, normally used by astronomers and physicists ...

Chemists create publicly available tool that provides unrivaled look at RNA inside cells

The interior of a cell is packed with proteins and nucleic acids, such as RNA, all of which need to perform specific ...
al.com

Alabama seafood festival using DNA testing methods to keep vendors honest about their shrimp

It’s not quite the “Maury Povich Show” or “Paternity Court,” but there is quite a bit of DNA testing going on this weekend in Gulf Shores. Investigators are on the case at the 52nd Annual National ...
SciELO

Rapid yeast DNA extraction by boiling and freeze-thawing without using chemical reagents and DNA purification

The purpose of this work was to study a rapid yeast DNA extraction by boiling and freeze-thawing processes without using chemical reagents or any purification procedures, to obtain a high grade ...
IEEE

A Novel Method to Estimate Sea Ice Correlation Length for NRCS Simulation Using the Advanced Integral Equation Model

Abstract: Arctic sea ice is a critical component of the global climate system. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) enables large-scale observation but requires precise surface roughness parameters (e.g., ...
WKRG

National Shrimp Festival: Alabama seafood organization to ensure local shrimp used

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — The Organized Seafood Association of Alabama is partnering with the National Shrimp Festival to ensure all shrimp sold at this week’s event are locally caught. The two ...
eLife

Stall force measurement of the kinesin-3 motor KIF1A using a programmable DNA origami nanospring

This manuscript describes a novel method for determining the mechanical parameters of the kinesin, KIF1A, that uses fluorescence microscopy and does not require an optical tweezer apparatus. The ...
IEEE

Pedestrian Avoidance Simulation by Deep Reinforcement Learning Using Webots

Abstract: Road accidents involving pedestrians remain a leading cause of mortality worldwide. As autonomous driving technology advances to address this issue, Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has ...
Nanowerk

Physicists manoeuvre DNA molecules using electrical fields

Doctoral student Matheus Azevedo Silva Pessôa, a nanofluids researcher, developed the tool in collaboration with his fellow students in Professor Walter Reisner’s Nanobiophysics lab. Researchers from ...
C&EN

Mechanistic Insights into the Borane-Mediated Conversion of 5-Carboxylcytosine to Dihydrouracil in DNA Enable an Efficient Labeling Method Using Alkoxyamines

State Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Regulation in Complex Organisms, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China ...
News Medical

Harnessing “DNA surgery” to develop therapeutic medicines for genetic liver and heart diseases

Genome editing is increasingly recognzed as a leading frontier in biomedical research and an essential driver of healthcare innovation. At City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), a research team has ...