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Gujarat to create genome database of tribal communities: what’s the project, why
The Gujarat Tribal Genome Sequencing Project aims to gain critical insight into the genetic makeup of these tribal groups, ...
Ecologists fight to restore Midwest biodiversity, starting with comprehensive plant species database
Imagine a prairie. How many plant species do you see? Maybe you're picturing yellow coneflowers, some little bluestem, ...
Medscape3d
10-Minute Test Exposes Antibiotic Resistance Threat
A genomic neighbor typing method uses nanopore sequencing to predict antibiotic resistance in approximately 10 minutes from ...
Adoption Agency Data Exposure Revealed Information About Children and Parents
A trove of 1.1 million records left accessible on the open web shows how much sensitive information can be created—and made ...
Marijuana Moment4d
USDA Database Describes Marijuana As ‘Medicinal’ Even As Federal Government Keeps It In Schedule I
While the U.S. government still officially considers marijuana a Schedule I drug with no accepted medical use, federal ...
Heart4d
Comparative evaluation of biological and mechanical prostheses for aortic valve replacement in a middle-aged population: a population-based cohort study
Background Current guidelines for aortic valve replacement (AVR) lack consensus on prosthesis selection in middle-aged patients. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive comparison of long-term ...
Scientists develop blood test that reveals how fast your organs are aging
While most people mark their age by the number of birthdays they've celebrated, scientists have long known that the body's organs do not all age at ...
AHA/ASA Journals5d
DNA Methylation Signatures of Cardiovascular Health Provide Insights Into Diseases
BACKGROUND: The association of overall cardiovascular health (CVH) with changes in DNA methylation (DNAm) has not been well characterized. METHODS: We calculated the American Heart Association’s ...