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Master Gardener scholars
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (68+ words) Mathews Gazette Journal To view the rest of this article, you must log in. If you do not have an account with us, please subscribe here. Do you have a new Address or Phone number? Would you like to see…...
Nanopore sequencing identifies parent-of-origin specific age-associated
29+ min ago (93+ words) Sigurpalsdottir, B., Holley, G., Sverrisson, S.Þ. et al. Nanopore sequencing identifies parent-of-origin specific age-associated methylation changes at imprinted loci in the human genome. Nat Commun (2026). Tags: age-associated epigenetic modificationsage-related epigenetic changesallele-specific methylationDNA methylation analysisepigenetic aging biomarkersgenome imprintinghigh-resolution methylation detectionhuman genome methylation patternsimprinted…...
Flexible DNA transforms protein crystallization
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (297+ words) For decades, scientists have largely relied on painstaking trial and error to coax proteins into crystalline forms. Crystallization enables scientists to determine the molecular structures of proteins, which can provide a blueprint for designing drugs, engineering enzymes and understanding disease....
AI Tool Acts Like a Molecular Shrink Ray, Redesigns Proteins Reliably
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (312+ words) Duke University School of Medicine researchers have unveiled Raygun, an artificial intelligence framework that can redesign proteins at a scale reminiscent of natural evolution. Unlike conventional protein engineering, which often starts from scratch or makes limited changes, Raygun can generate…...
Study tracks mosaic chromosome changes to reveal factors shaping blood cell
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (236+ words) Mosaic chromosomal alterations are genomic abnormalities present in only a subset of cells. Though often subtle, they can accumulate with age and can influence immune function and disease risk. To understand why some clones persist while others fade, the researchers…...
Enhancing Soybean's Phytophthora sojae Resistance Through Gene Editing
16+ hour, 8+ min ago (235+ words) ISAAA.org - Enhancing Soybean's Phytophthora sojae Resistance Through Gene Editing Northeast Agricultural University researchers reported in the journal Plants that overexpression of a soybean gene via CRISPR-Cas9 improves resistance to Phytophthora root rot, a major soybean disease that impacts yield…...
ProteinGuide Offers Property Guidance for Protein Sequence Generative
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (290+ words) Models Bioengineer.org A new approach dubbed ProteinGuide aims to let researchers steer protein sequence generative models using auxiliary experimental or user-specified informationâwithout the heavy burden of retraining the generative model itself In a field where model updates typically…...
Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals Differences Between Human Brown and White
16+ hour, 5+ min ago (164+ words) The authors also describe changes in inflammatory and remodeling pathways, suggesting that adipose function is shaped by immune signaling and tissue repair dynamics. Such pathways may influence how readily brown-like thermogenic features emerge—or fail to emerge—under metabolic stress....
How Organisms Balance Memory, Thought, and Sensing Costs
17+ hour, 32+ min ago (420+ words) Tokyo, Japan—How much should an organism rely on memory when the present is good enough? New work from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, and RIKEN reframes memory as an economic resource rather than a free…...
Cell Junction Proteins Control Stem Cells Through a New Tissue Homeostasis
20+ hour ago (275+ words) Researchers at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences report an unexpected role for smooth septate junction (sSJ) proteins in controlling growth-related signaling during intestinal differentiation. sSJ proteins, previously characterized as adhesion components, are shown to regulate the spatial dynamics of…...