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Codex DNA BioXp 9600 System

Codex DNA has commercially released the BioXp 9600 system, a fully automated benchtop synthetic biology platform. Codex DNA said the BioXp system enables overnight, automated synthesis of genes, clones, DNA libraries, and mRNA. Beginning in Q1 of 2023, the company will also release additional BioXp kits that allow researchers to clone, amplify, and synthesize mRNA from their own linear DNA or plasmid DNA.

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ChatGPT Does As Well As Humans Answering Genetics Questions, Study Finds

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics had ChatGPT answer genetics-related questions, finding it was about 68 percent accurate, but sometimes gave different answers to the same question.

Sequencing Analysis Examines Gene Regulatory Networks of Honeybee Soldier, Forager Brains

Researchers in Nature Ecology & Evolution find gene regulatory network differences between soldiers and foragers, suggesting bees can take on either role.

Analysis of Ashkenazi Jewish Cohort Uncovers New Genetic Loci Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

The study in Alzheimer's & Dementia highlighted known genes, but also novel ones with biological ties to Alzheimer's disease.

Tara Pacific Expedition Project Team Finds High Diversity Within Coral Reef Microbiome

In papers appearing in Nature Communications and elsewhere, the team reports on findings from the two-year excursion examining coral reefs.