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Deep learning revolutionizes RNA 3D structure prediction with RhoFold+

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Methods, a group of researchers developed a novel method called Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) High-Order Folding Prediction Plus (RhoFold+). This deep ...

DNA barcodes enable high throughput RNA and protein detection in deep tissue

For the Liu Lab, necessity is truly the mother of invention. The researchers were examining how the 3D organization of the ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Researchers show benefit of ultra-deep RNA sequencing in Mendelian disorder diagnostics

RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is a powerful tool in diagnosing Mendelian disorders, but the optimized sequencing depth for this technology has not yet been determined. In a new study published in the ...
Medscape

Machine Learning Algorithm Predicts Gout Flares Using RNA

Researchers analyzed clinical data and RNA expression from the peripheral blood of 174 patients with gout and hyperuricemia that had been collected at week 48 of their participation in the STOP Gout ...
The New York Times

The Long-Overlooked Molecule That Will Define a Generation of Science

Dr. Cech is a biochemist and the author of the forthcoming book “The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets,” from which this essay is adapted. From E=mc² to splitting the atom ...
GEN

Down Syndrome Memory and Learning Deficits Linked to Long Noncoding RNA

A study in mouse models and human tissue, carried out by researchers at the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), has found that the small nuceleolar RNA ...
The Conversation

RNA editing is the next frontier in gene therapy – here’s what you need to know

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
EurekAlert!

New method uses DNA barcodes for high throughput RNA and protein detection in deep tissue

Janelia researchers developed an innovative new technique – cycleHCR -- that uses a novel DNA barcode system to track hundreds of RNA and protein molecules in single cells within thick biological ...