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New interactive tool will help farmers contain the spread of clubroot

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Credit: Edel Pérez-López First described in the 13th century in Russia, clubroot has been affecting worldwide brassica production, including canola, broccoli, and black mustard, since.

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New discoveries on the containment of COVID-19 finds travel bans are of limited value

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NYU Tandon researchers join collaboration with Politecnico di Torino revealing that after spread, travel bans are of limited value in thwarting the spread of COVID-19 BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 – Travel bans have been key to efforts by many countries to control the spread of COVID-19.

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Deep learning takes on synthetic biology

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Computational algorithms enable identification and optimization of RNA-based tools for myriad applications DNA and RNA have been compared to “instruction manuals” containing the information needed for living “machines” to operate.

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DNA in fringe-lipped bat poop reveals unexpected eating habits

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Poop contains very precise information about the prey […]. For scientists, digging into feces provides insights into animal diets and is particularly useful for understanding nocturnal or rare species. When animals eat, prey DNA travels all the way through animal digestive tracts and comes out again.

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The future of genomic medicine: can it fulfil its promises?

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Bioinformatic techniques are then used to piece together the reads into a continuous genomic sequence by aligning them to the reference human genome. It’s likely to contain what we call ‘control regions’ – parts of the genome that control whether a gene is turned on or off.

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United Therapeutics Corporation To Report Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results Before The Market Opens On Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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We are confident in our future thanks to our fundamental attributes, namely our obsession with quality and innovation, the power of our brands, our entrepreneurial culture, and our bioinformatics leadership.

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Twist Bioscience Enter Therapeutic Antibody Discovery Collaboration

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This precise and rational approach to library fabrication combined with sophisticated bioinformatics and software expertise expedites antibody discovery by decreasing risk, increasing speed, and lowering the failure rate for antibody therapeutic development. This press release contains forward-looking statements.