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NSF backs bioinformatics approach to understanding plant RNA modifications

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Led by Boyce Thompson Institute’s Andrew Nelson, four partners will identify RNA modifications and develop resources that may lead to hardier crops Credit: Photo credit: Anna Nelson Dittrich ITHACA, NY, August 4, 2020 — RNA perform a variety of functions in cells, helping with everything from regulating genes to building proteins.

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BioTuring enters collaboration to enable detailed single-cell RNA research

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The collaboration aims to “close the gap between single-cell RNA sequencing wet-lab services and single-cell data analysis solutions,” which will allow scientists to study the finest details that can be hard to access. Research Instruments is the main distributor for genomic and life science research products in the region.

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Researchers hone in on the best software for detecting microRNAs in plants

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Almost twenty years ago, the process of RNA silencing was discovered in plants, whereby small fragments of RNA inactivate a portion of a gene during protein synthesis.

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Sensyne, Oxford University deploy AI to find asthma targets

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The partners will also examine the transcriptomes of around 60 participants – in other words the messenger RNA coded for by genes that in turn is used to produce proteins – and carry out bioinformatic analyses to tease out new pathways involved in asthma.

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Top 10 Fastest Growing Biotech Companies in 2023

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Related: Top 30 Pharma Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends 1) Moderna Compound annual growth rate: 415 percent Moderna, headquartered in Massachusetts, is a prominent biotechnology company specializing in RNA therapeutics, particularly mRNA vaccines. Dynavax boasts two successful commercial products in its portfolio.

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PanOmics: Advancing drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

Using classical bulk (deep) RNA-Seq on thousands of human blood and tissue samples, Evotec has been building a high-quality molecular patient database – E.MPD. PanHunter is a web-based solution that was launched as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product in 2022.

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The microbiome in precision medicine

Drug Discovery World

This leap in understanding, which has been facilitated by the emergence of next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies and bioinformatics tools such as artificial intelligence (AI), has brought forward a new wave of precision medicine resources, diagnostics, and therapeutics specifically aiming to leverage the microbiome.