Virus Discovery provides insights into the Origins of Complex Life
For virologists and cell biologists, the evolutionary history of viruses is intriguing, if the murky, topic. Because viruses are so diverse, biologists have struggled with…
Biology
NIST Develops Statistical Underpinnings for Future Forensic DNA Profiling
Because of the way DNA scientists employ statistics, DNA is frequently regarded as the most trustworthy type of forensic evidence. Experts provide statistics that show…
During Pregnancy, a Sensitive Sensor Uses a Blood Test to Find Down Syndrome DNA
Down syndrome, which affects one in every 700 births, is the most prevalent birth condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Traditional…
A Novel Fingerprint Test Can Tell Those Who Have Taken or Handled Cocaine Apart
Even after washing one’s hands, an experimental fingerprint detecting method can detect cocaine residues on human skin. The test is also capable of determining if…
A New Study looks at the Microbiomes of Dogs all Over the World
The microbiome is the invisible world of your dog’s hundred trillion bacterial, viral, and fungal microbes that live on and in their fur and skin,…
Competition Beaten by New, Sensitive, and Reliable Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Method
With the development of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), it is now possible to analyze the internal workings of hundreds of cells at once, revolutionizing the…
The Evolution of Mammalian Placentas
The placenta is required for therian mammalian reproduction to be successful. During mammalian cladogenesis, intense selective pressure shaped changes in placental anatomy and function. Recent…
A Common Gene for Profiling Microbial Communities
Emu, an algorithm developed by computer scientists, uses long reads of genomes to identify the species of bacteria in a community. The program could make…
Highlights of the Amazon Landscape Change Study Environmental Damages and Action Possibilities
The world’s most biodiverse tropical forest confronts numerous environmental risks, as shown by a large study into landscape changes in the Brazilian Amazon, but it…
AI is being used to identify a New Gene Family in Gut Bacteria
The bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa found in our digestive tracts and on our skin, known as the microbial biome, or microbiome, may play a…
Using DNA Technology to Repair Nature
DNA repair refers to the processes by which a cell detects and repairs damage to the DNA molecules that encode its genome. Normal metabolic activities,…
Bee Health Clues discovered in their Gut Microbiome
According to scientists in a new study, the local environment plays an important role in the health and diversity of the gut microbiome of wild…
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