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Do People And Monkeys See Colors The Same Way?

Study shows some nerve cell circuits for color vision are uniquely human.

Reinforcement Learning: From Board Games To Protein Design

A new protein design software adapts a strategy proven adept at board games like chess and Go.

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Just Making Genetic Tests Available Is Not Enough

When a diverse group of patients were invited to take a genetic risk test for common, preventable diseases, only 7% accepted.

Spyligation Uses Light To Switch On Proteins

This light-activation technology has potential applications in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and understanding how the body works.

Signaling Proteins Shown To Play Key Role In TB Biology

Findings suggest a largely overlooked cellular signaling system may play a more important role in bacteria than previously thought.

AI Conjures Proteins That Speed Up Chemical Reactions

A team led by the Institute for Protein Design devised machine-learning algorithms that created light-emitting enzymes called luciferases.

Stigma, Lack Of Support Limit HIV Testing In Côte d’Ivoire

Collaboration finds that improved training and support of community health workers are needed to improve HIV testing.

Genomics Aids Study Of Seattle 2017-22 Shigella Outbreak

Analysis of the outbreak shed light on its origins and transmission patterns, and assessed treatment and infection control.

How Regulatory T Cells Halt Aberrant, Self-Reactive T Cells

Study reveals new therapeutic target to subdue autoimmune inflammation caused by loss of regulatory T cell function.

Genetic Diagnosis Helps Guide Care Of Childhood Hearing Loss

Treatment of childhood-onset hearing loss can be more precisely tailored with information on specific genetic cause.

Roundworm Lifespan Extended In Mitochondria Study

Harnessing light energy to rejuvenate mitochondrial membrane potential slowed aging in C. elegans.

Targeting Tau, The Other Protein Behind Alzheimer’s Disease

Most Alzheimer’s drugs in development target beta-amyloid, but targeting another protein, called tau, may be needed.

Bat Virus Receptor Studies Vital To Predict Spillover Risk

Latest work unexpectedly shows two close bat virus relatives of human respiratory virus MERS-CoV use bat ACE2 as cell entry receptor.

COVID Vaccine Ideas May Have Better Variant Resilience

Results from a new molecular study provide a framework to guide engineering of future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.

Breast Cancer Vaccine Safely Generates Anti-Tumor Immunity

Study findings suggest that a vaccine could be used to prevent or treat a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer.

Deep Learning Tool Identifies Bacteria In Micrographs

Omnipose is trained to recognize bacteria of all shapes and sizes in mixed bacterial cultures.

New Insights On Antibody Responses To Omicron Variants

Understanding antibody responses will be key to offset coronavirus variants' evasion of earlier immunity.

Beyond Alphafold: AI Excels At Creating New Proteins

Papers in Science show how machine learning can accelerate solutions for protein design challenges.

Gene-Edited Malaria Vaccine Warrants More Study

Encouraging immune-response and safety data emerge from preliminary human test of a genetically attenuated parasite vaccine.

How ADAR1 Mutation Leads To Self-Destructive Inflammation

Genetically modified mouse studies reveal pathways for organ-damaging autoimmune response.