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Robot Can Offer a Helping Hand in Genetics Research
Researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic research.
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Machine Learning Reveals Sex Disparities in Heart Disease Diagnosis
Women are less likely to be diagnosed with cardiovascular disorders. Now, scientists have used machine learning to build new and improved models, which could especially improve risk prediction for women.
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Sequencing Life To Conserve Biodiversity
Neil Ward tells us about the role that genomics can play in conserving biodiversity and how innovative technologies such as HiFi sequencing are helping biodiversity projects.
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Genetic Predisposition for Higher Muscle Strength Could Lower Disease Risk
A genetic predisposition for higher muscle strength predicts a longer lifespan and a lower risk for developing common diseases, reports a new study.
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Is Left-Handedness Tied to Your Genetics? Possibly, New Study Suggests
Why are some people right-handed, while others are left-handed? A new study has found left-handed people carry a specific genetic variation at a higher rate than righties.
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Nutrient Depletion Postpones Embryonic Development in Mice
Researchers at the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China, have discovered how nutrient depletion is sensed by embryos growing in hungry mouse mums to induce diapause.
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Physical Activity in the Evening Is Linked to Greater Health Benefits
Undertaking the majority of daily physical activity in the evening is linked to the greatest health benefits for people living with obesity, according to researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia.
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First Tandem Repeat Expansions Genetic Reference Map Built
The first genetic reference maps for short lengths of DNA repeated multiple times which are known to cause more than 50 lethal human diseases have been created.
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Genetic Variants in Two Genes Finds Six-Fold Impact on Obesity Risk
Cambridge researchers have identified genetic variants in two genes that have some of the largest impacts on obesity risk discovered to date.
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Aging-Related Risk Factors for Dementia Revealed in Study
Researchers have used data from UK Biobank participants to reveal that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful out of 15 modifiable risk factors for dementia.
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