How CRISPR Works: Unpacking the Science of Cas9 and Gene Modification

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the future of gene editing.

How an RNA-binding protein detects and responds to non-optimal codon usage in human cells

Human genes are written in long strings of three-letter units composed of four different nucleotides. These units—or ...
The Financial Express

The death of generic vacations: How this Indian’s Toronto startup is coding your ‘Traveler DNA’

Today, every individual can be defined by a travel persona — a comprehensive, data-driven profile that captures who they are as a traveller. It blends demographics, behaviours, motivations, and pain ...
AOL

Justice For Lions: DNA Breakthrough Convicts Poachers

As any true crime fan knows, DNA has been groundbreaking in solving criminal cases, both current and cold, for police departments around the nation. Recently, in a first-of-its-kind case, DNA has been ...
Phys.org

AI model learns yeast DNA 'language' to boost protein drug output

Industrial yeasts are a powerhouse of protein production, used to manufacture vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, and other useful compounds. In a new study, MIT chemical engineers have harnessed artificial ...
Seeking Alpha

Ginkgo - OpenAI collaboration cuts costs in protein synthesis

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) announced on Thursday that, in collaboration with Microsoft (MSFT)-backed OpenAI (OPENAI), it has designed an AI system that can lower costs in cell-free protein ...
Yahoo

Tiny protein pair discovery could reveal how the genetic code first began

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers analyzing 4.3 billion dipeptides say tiny protein pairs hold clues to how the genetic code formed and expanded over ...
GEN

DNA-Protein Crosslinks Drive Inflammation Linked to Early Aging

Data from a new study in mice connects unrepaired DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs), highly toxic tangles of protein and DNA, to inflammation-linked premature aging and embryonic lethality in mice. The ...
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DNA-protein crosslinks promote inflammation-linked premature aging and embryonic lethality in mice

Unrepaired DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs) – highly toxic tangles of protein and DNA – cause a process that leads to premature aging and embryonic lethality in mice. The findings reveal a previously ...
STAT

DeepMind releases AlphaGenome source code, aiming to improve its AI predictions of gene regulation

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...
The New York Times

Is Protein Really the Key to Feeling Full?

It’s one of the big claims about the nutrient. We asked experts if there was evidence to back it up. By Alice Callahan For Mima Mendoza, 34, protein has become the “anchor” to all of her meals.