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Selectively Starving Leukemia by Disrupting Amino Acid Metabolism
Cancer cells consume sugar at a higher rate than healthy cells, but they’re also hungry for amino acids, the building blocks of proteins and other biomolecules. Seeking therapies that exploit that hunger to selectively block the growth of leukemia is a current focus of research.
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How Is the Microbiome Affected by Stroke?
Stroke patients’ microbiomes—and even the structure of their guts—may still be out of kilter a month after the stroke has passed.
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Machine Learning “Toolbox” for Protein Analysis
A novel machine learning "toolbox" that can read and analyse the sequences of proteins has been described. Researchers have shown that artificial neural networks called Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBM) can provide a wealth of information on protein structure and evolutionary features.
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Imaging Established as Powerful Tool in Preeclampsia Research
Spectral photoacoustic imaging is being used to estimate placental oxygenation during preeclampsia in mice. The noninvasive technique is seen to have many promising applications in aiding the understanding of pregnancy-related diseases and in assessing novel therapeutics.
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Immune System Profiling Offers Hope for Pediatric Arthritis Patients
After studying immune signatures, a machine learning algorithm has been developed that identifies children with juvenile arthritis with almost 90% accuracy from a simple blood test.
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Are Eyes the Window to Our Mistakes?
When humans make certain types of mistakes, their pupils change size. This may offer clues to what goes on in the brain when people make suboptimal decisions.
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Sewage Survey Helps Complete the Drug Resistance Puzzle
Efforts to monitor the spread of antibiotic resistance worldwide could be transformed with a map created using data from analysis of sewage samples.
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The First Steps of a Learning Robot Limb
A team of researchers believe they have become the first to create an AI-controlled robotic limb driven by animal-like tendons that can be tripped up and then recover within the time of the next footfall, a task for which the robot was never explicitly programmed to do.
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Cas9 Is the New Kid on the Block in DNA Amplification
Researchers have now developed a new, inexpensive method for DNA amplification: the Cas9n-based amplification reaction (Cas9nAR). It consists of a single step in homogeneous solution, and takes place at a constant temperature of 37 °C.
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