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Mechanisms of How DNA Repair Fails Uncovered

Researchers uncover how the success of natural DNA repair depends on surrounding sequences.
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Sausage Made From Gene-Edited Pigs Enters Food Chain

A sausage at Washington State University has made history after receiving FDA authorization for human consumption.
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Cereal Crops Evolved by “Trading” Genetic Modules

Comparing individual cells across corn, sorghum, and millet reveals evolutionary differences among these important cereal crops, according to a new study led by New York University researchers.
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Exploring How To Reverse or Halt Aging Through Nutrition and Exercise

The World Health Organization predicts that by 2050, 2.1 billion people worldwide will be over 60 years old, a drastic increase from only 1 billion in 2019.
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Could Oilcane Microbiomes Offer Opportunities To Increase Yield?

Researchers are exploring the differences in microbiome structure between several oilcane accessions and wild-type sugarcane.
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New Human “Pangenome” Reference Released

More complete and sophisticated collection of genome sequences captures significantly more human diversity.
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Engineered Bacteria Sense and Record Environmental Signals

Scientists have engineered bacteria to record signals from the external environment in their swarming patterns. The team successfully decoded these signals using artificial intelligence (AI). The research, published in Nature Chemical Biology, provides a framework for building a “natural” environment recording system.
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Long RNA Molecule Essential for GI Tract To Move Food Along

A long noncoding RNA found in the smooth muscle cells in blood vessels is also essential to the contractions in the gastrointestinal tract that move food along.
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Virus-Resistant Gene-Edited Calf Created for the First Time

Scientists have collaborated to produce the first gene-edited calf with resistance to bovine viral diarrhea virus, a virus that costs the US cattle sector billions of dollars annually.
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Protein That Controls Strawberry's Red Color Identified

Researchers have characterized a new transcription factor that regulates, during strawberry ripening, the production of anthocyanins responsible for giving it the red color.

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