Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...
Psychology Today

Global Study Identifies Genetic Links to Depression

Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, affecting around 322 million people, yet it remains a complex and poorly understood condition. About 15 percent of the global ...
The Verge

Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ feature lets you tell the algorithm what you want to see

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Nature

Common genetic variants affect risk of a major cause of pregnancy loss

Genetic data from 139,416 human embryos were used to characterize chromosomal abnormalities, called aneuploidies, that underlie many cases of pregnancy loss. This approach revealed a relationship ...
Live Science

Remote region in Greece has one of the most genetically distinct populations in Europe

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