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GWAS of UK Biobank Participants Reveals Genetic Loci Linked to Human Skeletal Formation
An AI-enabled study of X-ray images of 39,000 UK Biobank and GWAS sheds light on how humans evolved to be bipedal.
New CRISPR-Based Tool Enables Targeted DNA Integration Into Human Cells Without Double-Strand Breaks
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Developed by Columbia University researchers, the enzyme machinery can insert large DNA pieces into the genome while still maintaining programmability and accuracy.
At ACMG, GUARDIAN Newborn Sequencing Study Reports High Uptake Rate
The researchers have already identified babies with G6PD deficiency who would have been missed by standard newborn screening.
Studies Tie Gut Microbiome, Metabolites to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A pair of new studies highlight gut microbes and metabolites with ties to symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, though causality remains unclear.
Cancer Prognoses Informed by Module-Based Approach, Study Finds
Researchers highlight patient survival and other prognostic clues that can be drawn from expression data and related module-based molecular analyses on several cancer types.