Tying protein to fraying DNA solves mystery of illness for patients around the world

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...
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Scientists uncover hidden ‘geometric code’ that helps DNA compute and remember

For decades, scientists believed the essence of life was written solely in four chemical bases: A, C, T, and G. Together, ...

3D DNA looping discovery in rice paves the way for higher yields with less fertilizer

A team of Chinese scientists has uncovered a hidden 3D structure in rice DNA that allows the crop to grow more grain while ...
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Open-source protein structure AI aims to match AlphaFold

The developers of OpenFold3 have released an early version of the tool, which they hope will one day perform on par with DeepMind’s protein-structure model.