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Study Reconstructs Genomic History of the Balkan Peninsula

A multidisciplinary study led by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Spain (a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and Pompeu Fabra University), the University of Belgrade in Serbia, the University of Western Ontario in Canada, and Harvard University in the USA, reconstructs the genomic history of the Balkan Peninsula during the first millennium of the common era, a time and place of profound demographic, cultural and linguistic change.

8 Dec 2023

Grunt or Whistle: Successful Honey-Hunters Know How to Communicate With Wild Honey-Seeking Birds

Wild honeyguide birds prefer to cooperate with people who have learned local cultural traditions to find and access honey-filled bees’ nests, a new study has found.

6 Dec 2023

Biomedical Publisher Future Science Group Joins Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis’ Support for Scientific and Medical Communities Expanded with Journals, Digital Hubs and Publishing Solutions

5 Dec 2023

Researchers Unveil Novel Protein Families and Functions in Microbial Communities

Imagine researchers exploring a dark room with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls within that single beam. When it comes to microbial communities, scientists have historically been unable to see beyond the beam -; worse, they didn't even know how big the room is.

12 Oct 2023

Modern DNA Research Sheds Light on Genetic Diversity of Southern Africa

An international research team from the University of Bern in Switzerland, the University of Porto in Portugal, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany employed ancestry decomposition techniques to uncover a distinct and highly divergent genetic ancestry within mixed populations residing in the Angolan Namib desert.

25 Sep 2023

Baru Iylwenpeny, the ‘Skilled Hunter’ Crocodile of Central Australia’s Past

A fearsome fossil crocodile that once inhabited Central Australia around 8 million years ago has finally been bestowed with a scientific name.

25 Sep 2023

Study Delves Deeper into Understanding How Humans Behave

Throughout a person’s life, many stimuli can turn on and off many of the genes, resulting in the variances that distinguish people.

20 Sep 2023

Versatile, Language-Based Approach Aids in the Design of New Proteins

Researchers discovered a new type of marine bacteria with distinct traits on the ocean floor.

30 Aug 2023

Scientists Identify New Way Algae Transfer Nutrients to Coral Host

Researchers have discovered a fresh method by which symbiotic algae emit sugar. This process includes the often-ignored cell wall, demonstrating that this structure is crucial for symbiosis and the movement of carbon in the ocean in addition to protecting the cell.

24 Aug 2023

Clay Brick Reveals Diversity of Plant Life in Ancient Assyria

Scientists from the University of Oxford have succeeded in achieving the first successful extraction of ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick.

23 Aug 2023

AI Tool Speeds Up Vaccine Development

From tackling homework challenges to drafting emails, people are discovering a vast array of applications for natural language processing tools like generative artificial intelligence (AI) engines.

14 Aug 2023

Persons With Type 2 Diabetes are More Likely to Experience Changes in Brain Structure

The longer a person has type 2 diabetes, the more likely they may be to experience changes in brain structure, a Michigan Medicine study finds.

11 Aug 2023

Deep Learning Methods Developed For Computational Protein Design

The key to understanding proteins -; such as those that govern cancer, COVID-19, and other diseases -; is quite simple. Identify their chemical structure and find which other proteins can bind to them. But there's a catch.

11 Aug 2023

The Bilateral Laryngeal Motor Cortex’s Role in Preventing Speech Perception Difficulties

Understanding how the motor cortex participates in active inference of speech perception and choice is critical for understanding human language intelligence, which may inspire the next generation of AI.

10 Aug 2023

Analyzing Deep Learning Methods for Computational Protein Design

4 Aug 2023

New Breakthrough in Generative AI Models and AlphaFold Structures for Drug Discovery

Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), a clinical-stage end-to-end generative artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery company, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the application of multiple generative AI models and AlphaFold structures for drug discovery.

3 Aug 2023

BioMap Unveils a "Life Science Leaderboard" to Compare AI Models and Reveals the Advanced Capabilities of its 100B-Scale "xTrimo" Model

BioMap, a company with an AI foundation model powered life science platform, today announces the official launch of the “Life Science Leaderboard” – a living resource for industry professionals and researchers to evaluate the performance of life science AI models.

1 Aug 2023

BioMap Unveils a "Life Science Leaderboard" to Compare AI Models and Reveals the Advanced Capabilities of its 100B-Scale "xTrimo" Model

26 Jul 2023

Researchers Perform a Study on How Cells Communicate With Each Other

Like us, cells communicate. Well, in their own special way. Using waves as their common language, cells tell one another where and when to move.

20 Jul 2023

Study Shows Positive Attitude Towards Gene Editing

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gene editing have been the subject of intense discussion in recent years.

29 Jun 2023

Language News and Research

Study Reconstructs Genomic History of the Balkan Peninsula

Grunt or Whistle: Successful Honey-Hunters Know How to Communicate With Wild Honey-Seeking Birds

Biomedical Publisher Future Science Group Joins Taylor & Francis

Researchers Unveil Novel Protein Families and Functions in Microbial Communities

Modern DNA Research Sheds Light on Genetic Diversity of Southern Africa

Baru Iylwenpeny, the ‘Skilled Hunter’ Crocodile of Central Australia’s Past

Study Delves Deeper into Understanding How Humans Behave

Versatile, Language-Based Approach Aids in the Design of New Proteins

Scientists Identify New Way Algae Transfer Nutrients to Coral Host

Clay Brick Reveals Diversity of Plant Life in Ancient Assyria

AI Tool Speeds Up Vaccine Development

Persons With Type 2 Diabetes are More Likely to Experience Changes in Brain Structure

Deep Learning Methods Developed For Computational Protein Design

The Bilateral Laryngeal Motor Cortex’s Role in Preventing Speech Perception Difficulties

Analyzing Deep Learning Methods for Computational Protein Design

New Breakthrough in Generative AI Models and AlphaFold Structures for Drug Discovery

BioMap Unveils a "Life Science Leaderboard" to Compare AI Models and Reveals the Advanced Capabilities of its 100B-Scale "xTrimo" Model

BioMap Unveils a "Life Science Leaderboard" to Compare AI Models and Reveals the Advanced Capabilities of its 100B-Scale "xTrimo" Model

Researchers Perform a Study on How Cells Communicate With Each Other

Study Shows Positive Attitude Towards Gene Editing

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