Surprise Discovery Could Rewrite the Global Carbon Cycle
Ocean diatoms, like Cylindrotheca closterium, build biomass by both photosynthesis and consuming organic carbon, a finding that may change our view of the global carbon…
Bioinformatics News
Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that combines biology, computer science, and information technology to analyze and interpret biological data. It emerged as a critical area of study during the late 20th century, particularly in response to the need for managing and analyzing the vast amounts of data produced by genomic and post-genomic research. Bioinformatics tools and techniques enable scientists to store, retrieve, organize, and model biological data, including DNA sequences, proteins, and gene expression data, to understand biological processes and relationships. This field plays a pivotal role in areas such as genomics, proteomics, and metabolic pathway engineering. It is fundamental in advancing personalized medicine, drug discovery, and understanding complex diseases. Additionally, bioinformatics is vital for the management of data in biotechnology and biological research, facilitating insights that drive scientific discovery and innovation.
Cancer Vaccine Breakthrough: How Tiny Proteins Could Revolutionize Oncology
Scientists identified a set of microproteins that are exclusively produced in liver tumors. This makes them a clear target for immune system cells and a…
Breakthrough in Bioinformatics: AI Predicts Cell Type Transformations
AI analyzes accessible data to pinpoint genetic modifications that alter cellular activity. Advances in gene sequencing technology and computing power have significantly increased the availability…
Umbrella Toxins: A Groundbreaking Class of Antimicrobials Found in Soil Bacteria
Umbrella-shaped proteins discovered by scientists target and kill specific bacteria, holding promise for treating resistant infections. Researchers have discovered toxic protein particles, shaped like umbrellas,…
Unraveling the Mysteries of Disordered Proteins
Research reveals new insights into 28,000 human disordered proteins, altering our understanding of protein structures and functions. Protein molecules lie at the heart of biology….
Pirola Panic? T Cells Might Be Our Secret Weapon Against the Latest COVID “Variant of Concern”
LJI scientists harness bioinformatics to predict how T cells may adapt to fighting the highly mutated Pirola variant. In August, researchers detected a new SARS-CoV-2…
Scientists Shocked by First-Ever Observation of a Virus Latching Onto Another – “I Can’t Believe This”
Results suggest many more similar systems exist to discover. No one had ever seen one virus latching onto another virus, until anomalous sequencing results sent…
Scientists Solve a 50-Year-Old Blood Group Mystery
Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups. However, our understanding of why the levels of the blood…
Global Genomes: Scientists Rewrite the Story of Human Genetics
University of Washington School of Medicine researchers played key roles in several aspects of a new genomic reference collection representing greater human population diversity. UW…
Genetic Jigsaw: Piecing Together the Human Pangenome
Dr. Eimear Kenny, a renowned professor of Medicine, Genetics, and Genomic Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has made substantial contributions…
The Dawn of Diversity: Release of the New Human Pangenome Reference
More complete and sophisticated collection of genome sequences captures significantly more human diversity. Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences…
The Pangenome Breakthrough: A Crystal Clear Image of Human Genomic Diversity
In a major advance, scientists have assembled genomic sequences of 47 people from diverse backgrounds to create a pangenome, which offers a more accurate representation…
Human Pangenome Reference: A Deeper, More Accurate Understanding of Worldwide Genomic Diversity
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, together with a consortium of researchers, have released a draft of the first human pangenome, which combines…
The Limits of AlphaFold: High Schoolers Reveal AI’s Flaws in Bioinformatics Challenge
Skoltech Bio scientists tested AlphaFold on predicting the impact of single mutations on protein stability, and the AI program’s predictions contradicted experimental findings, refuting claims…
Interacting Human Protein Map Prioritizes New Targets for Drug Discovery From Shared Basis of Diseases
Scientists at Open Targets, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), and GSK are revealing the shared basis of diseases using a map…
Puzzling Biochemists for Decades: Reconstruction of Two-Billion-Year-Old Enzyme Solves a Long-Standing Mystery
Molecular biologists and bioinformatics researchers conducted detective work in order to accomplish this feat. The research team, led by Professors Mario Mörl and Sonja Prohaska,…
Diagnosis of Rare Diseases Doubled With Personalized Whole Genome Sequencing
Tailoring the analysis of whole genome sequencing to individual patients could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases, finds a new study led by researchers…
Researchers Assess the Power of T-Cell Immune Response to COVID-19 BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron Variants
Scientists from HSE University and the RAS Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry have demonstrated the efficiency of T-cell immune response against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2…