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The Complete Diploid Human Genome Has Finally Been Sequenced
10+ hour, 44+ min ago (640+ words) In 2022, the first human genome was completed, filling in the last 8% of the genome left unresolved by the Human Genome Project. Researchers have now gone one step further and reconstructed a complete diploid genome, establishing the most complete and highest-quality…...
Plasma protein signatures linked to extubation outcomes in extremely
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (366+ words) Extremely premature infants who require mechanical ventilation face a difficult transition when clinicians attempt to remove the breathing tube. Extubation can be a major step toward recovery, yet some infants are unable to sustain independent breathing and must be reintubated....
Marine fungi harbor giant endogenous viral remnants that co-diversified
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (490+ words) Marine fungi may be preserving a hidden record of ancient viral evolution, according to a study by S.K. Whitner, A.S. Amend and A.I. Culley published in npj Viruses....
Constructing Digital Twin Brains Beyond Measurement Limits
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (502+ words) The idea of creating a digital copy of the human brain has long belonged more to science fiction than to working biology....
DNA Repair Crew Has Favorites
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (220+ words) In this new study, Afek's team sought to characterize where in the genome repair enzymes succeed and where they are less effective. To do this, they developed a chip with thousands of short DNA molecules attached to it, all carrying…...
Earth extremophile can grow in near-Mars-like conditions
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (657+ words) We have found tantalising hints that not only was there once life on Mars, but that it might still exist on the Red Planet. Now, a study here on Earth has made that idea more plausible by showing that salt-loving,…...
COVID and dormant viruses, Neanderthal genes, Pluto's freezing atmosphere
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (628+ words) Interesting science news of the week This is not about exotic infections, but about old acquaintances. The Epstein-Barr virus, which infects over 90% of the world's adult population. Cytomegalovirus. Herpes simplex viruses. And also the enigmatic anelloviruses, which until recently were…...
Antenna-like cell structure helps turtles sense warmth that determines sex
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (439+ words) AMES, Iowa—A tiny, antenna-like structure found on many animal cells may help explain how turtle embryos sense the warmth that determines whether they develop as male or female....
New brain model reveals how regional chemistry shapes large-scale neural
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (501+ words) Researchers have developed a computer model of the human cortex that connects molecular-scale chemistry with brain-wide patterns of activity, offering new evidence that differences in receptor density can influence how information travels through the brain. The study, published in the…...
How Somatic Mutations and Genome Mosaicism Shape Aging and Disease
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (76+ words) Aging may leave a genetic record in nearly every tissue of the human body, written not in the DNA inherited at conception but in mutations acquired during life. A review by E. Pan, A. Maslov and J. Vijg, published in Experimental & Molecular Medicine,…...