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Artificial Intelligence Offers Speedy and Error-free Proteomic Analysis
Using artificial intelligence, researchers have succeeded in making the mass analysis of proteins from any organism significantly faster than before and almost error-free.
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Getting to the Source of Kratom's Pain-relieving Properties
A metabolite of an alkaloid from kratom, a Southeast Asian tree with a long history of use in traditional medicine, could be responsible for the treatment’s therapeutic effects.
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7 Cancer Types Spotted by Inspecting DNA "Packaging" Patterns
"DELFI", a new approach to cancer diagnostics, has shown promise in a proof-of-concept study. The test is based on machine learning and simultaneously analyzes millions of sequences to inspecting differences in cell-free DNA that are indicative of cancer.
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All The Colors in a Bird's Brain
Birds may not have a word for maroon. Or burnt sienna. But show a zebra finch a sunset-colored object, and she’ll quickly decide whether it looks more like “red” or “orange.” A new study shows that birds mentally sort the range of hues on the blue-green side of the spectrum into two categories too, but the line between them is fuzzier.
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Could Compostable Food Containers Be a Source of PFA Pollution?
Compostable food containers seem like a great idea. But much of this packaging relies on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to repel water and oil which can leach from the containers into compost and potentially cause harm.
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Ghostwriter: The AI That Catches Exam Cheats
Combining big data with artificial intelligence has allowed University of Copenhagen researchers to determine whether you wrote your assignment or whether a ghostwriter penned it for you - with nearly 90 percent accuracy.
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Brain Stimulation Could Help Practice Make Perfect
Like learning a musical instrument, patients who experience vision loss because of a traumatic brain injury or stroke person can learn to see better with practice. The problem with learning, however, is that it often takes a lot of training. But what if this learning process could be accelerated?
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Cinnamon Vape Flavor Most Damaging to Human Stem Cell-derived Endothelial Cells
The effect of flavored e-cigarette liquids on endothelial health and macrophage activation was assessed in a study of human stem cell-derived endothelial cells.
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DNA Nanostructures Capable of Self-healing
DNA assembled into nanostructures such as tubes and origami-inspired shapes could someday find applications ranging from DNA computers to nanomedicine. Now, researchers have designed DNA nanostructures that can heal themselves in serum.
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Genetic “Switch” Helps Breast Cancer Spread
Researchers have unveiled clues into how breast cancer cells spread around the body. The team identified a genetic ‘switch’ in breast cancer cells that boosts the production of a type of internal scaffolding.
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