A new method to decode how DNA 'switches' control gene activity

DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning organism also requires precise instructions about when, where, and how ...
Khaleej Times

Researchers are using AI to decode the human genome

In 2024, two scientists from Google DeepMind shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry for an artificial-intelligence program called AlphaFold2. For decades, scientists had struggled to understand how ...
Nature

Quantification and normalization of gene expression using SYBR Green I real-time RT-PCR

We have developed a two-step, real-time, quantitative assay, using the polymerase chain reaction with reverse transcription (RT-PCR) and based on SYBR Green I monitoring of PCR product accumulation, ...
Nature

Somatic integration and long-term transgene expression in normal and haemophilic mice using a DNA transposon system

The development of non-viral gene-transfer technologies that can support stable chromosomal integration and persistent gene expression in vivo is desirable. Here we describe the successful use of ...
Harvard Business Review

Artificial Intelligence for the Real World

Don’t start with moon shots. by Thomas H. Davenport and Rajeev Ronanki In 2013, the MD Anderson Cancer Center launched a “moon shot” project: diagnose and recommend treatment plans for certain forms ...
The Hindu

What explains Bengaluru Metro’s annual fare hike? | Decode Karnataka

Shows What explains Bengaluru Metro’s annual fare hike? | Decode Karnataka The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has put on hold the implementation of the proposed annual fare revision for ...