Choices for Gap Weights: Constant, Affine & Arbitrary Gap Weights in Sequence Alignment
In alignment problems, the use of gaps in the objective function helps in finding alignments that satisfy an expected shape,...
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Fetal Microchimerism: How a Baby’s Cells Stay With the Mother for Decades to Repair and Protect
Biological boundaries are far more porous than we once believed. Through fetal microchimerism, a mother carries a low-level population of...
Aggression Compensates for Short Eyestalks in Stalk-Eyed Flies
If this is such a terrible mutation, why hasn't it been bred out by generations of sexual selection? In a...
The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs: Journey Through 170 Million Years
About 100 million years ago, Earth looked completely different. With no humans, some scary animals were ruling over this planet....
What Causes a Person to Feel Pain?
On recent research from Ruhr University Bochum, published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, concerning the evolutionary...
Citric Acid Cycle (Krebs Cycle / TCA Cycle) Notes
The citric acid cycle, also called the Krebs cycle or tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, is the central metabolic pathway that...
The Extinct Quelili: Caracara lutosa
Scientific Classification: Scientific name: Caracara lutosa Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae When did it become extinct? The...
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Step-Synchronized Brain Stimulation Reduces Falls in Small Parkinson’s Trial
A feasibility study involving five people with Parkinson's disease found that a form of deep brain stimulation adjusted in real...
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Peptide Standards vs Isotope-Labeled Proteins: Difference, Accuracy, and Exam Application
When comparing peptide standards vs isotope labeled proteins as internal references in mass spectrometry, the difference is not simply technical — it...
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Fick Method Underestimates Heart Problems in Children After Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago found poor agreement between two common methods of measuring...
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Pig Semen-Derived Exosomes Deliver Cancer Treatment to Mouse Retinas via Eye Drops
A research team in China has engineered eye drops using exosomes extracted from pig semen to deliver a targeted drug...
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Step-Synchronized Brain Stimulation Reduces Falls in Small Parkinson’s Trial
A feasibility study involving five people with Parkinson's disease found that a form of deep brain stimulation adjusted in real...
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Childhood Trauma Leaves Distinct Marks on Fathers’ Sperm, Study Shows
About one in five adults in Europe and the United States grew up with some form of childhood maltreatment and ...
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