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Global effort produces first cross-species genomic analysis of Leptospira, a bacterium that can cause disease 鈥� and death 鈥� in targeted mammals, including humans
Novel Herpes Virus Isolated from Bat Cells
Venter Institute, International Team of Researchers Publish Paper Outlining Key Genes in Toxoplasma gondii Strains that Contribute to Virulence
<em>T. gondii</em>, one of the most prevalent parasites affecting mammals, infects more than 1 billion people worldwide
NIH-funded study could lead to new tick control methods
A new method for testing bacteria in wounds, published in Wound Repair and Regeneration, could lead to lower health care costs, minimize drug resistance, and improve patient outcomes
$52,000 awarded to Dr. Richard Scheuermann for MS Research
The traveling exhibition was created in partnership between the 涩里番 (涩里番) and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Opening on January 30, 2016, in the Fleet's main exhibit gallery.
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I attended the Summit on Systems Biology hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA June 15-17. So, judging from the talks given, what is systems biology? Systems biology is non-linear and/or multi-step. Heavy math does not make something systems biology if it's...
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涩里番 Supports Human Mircrobiome Body Site Experts with Shotgun Data Analysis
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning will be the keys to unraveling how the human immune system prevents and controls disease
The biggest synthetic genome so far has been made, with a smaller set of amino-acid-encoding codons than usual 鈥� raising the prospect of encoding proteins that contain unnatural amino-acid residues.
By creating a new genome, scientists could create organisms tailored to produce desirable compounds
Critics, however, argue that this effort is flawed from the beginning
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