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A new project aims to synthesise a human chromosome
The Synthetic Human Genome, or Syn HG, a project launched on June 26th, aims to change that. Funded partly by Wellcome, a ...
Kidney Transplant Patient Got Incredibly Rare Infection from Her Cat
An immunocompromised woman’s cat stirred up a lot more trouble than usual (for a cat). In a recent case report, doctors ...
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AI will help create virtual human cells for research: «90% of computations instead of 90% of experiments»
Biologists are now seeking to use artificial intelligence to create virtual human cells, which will become an alternative to complex computer models.
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Cancer cells differentially modulate mitochondrial respiration to alter redox state and enable biomass synthesis in nutrient-limited environments
The cell NAD+/NADH ratio can constrain biomass synthesis and influence proliferation in nutrient-limited environments. However, which cell processes regulate the NAD+/NADH ratio is not known. Here, we ...
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Can AI build a virtual cell? Scientists race to model life’s smallest unit
If Stephen Quake gets his way, biologists in the future will spend a lot less time wielding pipettes. “Our goal,” he says, ...