A new study has raised alarm bells about the potential for the H5N1 bird flu virus to evolve into a strain sparking a human pandemic. A single mutation in the virus currently ravaging dairy farms ...
This important study introduces a new biology-informed strategy for deep learning models aiming to predict mutational effects in antibody sequences. It provides solid evidence that separating ...
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California researchers say the world may be just one genetic tweak away from human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus – a worrisome mutation that could open the door to widespread human ...
The bird flu virus strain that is rampant among dairy cows in the U.S. may only need one mutation for it to be able to spread among humans, according to a study published this week. Scientists said ...
A computer algorithm can efficiently find genetic mutations that work together to drive cancer as well as other important genetic clues that researchers might someday use to develop new treatments for ...
Investigators from Mass General Brigham and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have developed STITCHR, a new gene editing tool that can insert therapeutic genes into specific locations without ...
IGHV status significantly influences CLL prognosis, with mutated IGHV linked to longer survival and unmutated IGHV to shorter progression-free survival. NGS enhances IGHV analysis by overcoming Sanger ...
Dozens of people in the United States have caught bird flu from animals this year, but there's no evidence that the viral disease has spread from one person to another. However, a single mutation in ...