COVID-19 Epidemic Has a Natural Origin, Scientists Say
Scripps Research's analysis of public genome sequence data from SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses found no evidence that the virus was man-made
Bioinformatics
Benchling Unifies Hardware with Software to Maximize Lab Automation Investments
Benchling for Lab Automation links lab instrumentation with leading life sciences R&D cloud to achieve biointelligence and accelerate breakthroughs
Drones Effective Tools for Fruit Farmers
Drones help farmers improve yields and stay ahead of problems before they become too big
First Study to Compare Citrus Varieties with Combination of Metabolomics and Microbiome
Researchers look at how the root system of two varieties of citrus responds to citrus greening disease
Machine Learning Tool Locates Ancient Hidden Protein Patterns
Scientists do not know the importance of LD motifs or how many other types of proteins contain them; a new machine learning approach could help unlock their secrets
Filtered Coffee Helps Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, Show Biomarkers in Blood Samples
New research from Chalmers University of Technology and Umeå University, both in Sweden, show that the choice of preparation method influences the health effects of coffee
A Way to 'Fingerprint' Human Cells
The method, called 'scPred,' has the potential to allow earlier detection of cancer, identify the cells at the root of autoimmune disease, and help personalize treatments to individual patients
A New CRISPR-Cas9 Protein to Increase Precision of Gene Editing
New development could be useful for future gene therapies in humans, which require high precision
AI Reveals Nature of RNA-Protein Interactions
NucleicNet software outperforms other algorithmic models of its kind and provides additional biological insights that could aid in drug design and development