Genomics
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Tech
This AI Software Nearly Predicted Omicron’s Tricky Structure
The way predictions raced ahead of experiments on Omicron’s spike protein reflects a recent sea change in molecular biology brought…
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axolotl
Geneticists Get Closer to a Complete Axolotl Genome
An axolotl in a regenerative therapy lab in Dresden in 2015.Photo: ROBERT MICHAEL/AFP (Getty Images) Its adorableness aside, the Mexican…
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ancient dna
An Extinct Cave Bear’s DNA Was Still Readable After 360,000 Years
Cave bear skulls found in the Caucasus mountains. Image: Gennady Baryshnikov A tiny ear bone belonging to a cave bear…
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bioinformatics
Common DNA Testing Method Has High False-Positive Rate for Rare Mutations, Study Finds
Image: Mohamed Abdiwahab (Getty Images) Consumer DNA testing remains a booming industry, but new research released Monday suggests that it…
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