CRISPR-Cascade test detects bloodstream infections in minutes without amplification
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a CRISPR-based diagnostic tool capable of detecting ...
eLife4d
A differentiable Gillespie algorithm for simulating chemical kinetics, parameter estimation, and designing synthetic biological circuits
A differentiable variant of the Gillespie algorithm enables gradient-based optimization for stochastic chemical kinetics, facilitating efficient parameter estimation and the design of biochemical ...
The New York Times24d
Influencers Call These Medical Tests Lifesaving. Here’s What You May Not Know.
New research examined nearly 1,000 posts on tests for fertility, testosterone levels and cancer risk. By Dani Blum The post looked simple enough: Kim Kardashian, hair pulled back in a ponytail ...
eLife8d
Probing metazoan polyphosphate biology using Drosophila reveals novel and conserved polyP functions
Polyphosphate (polyP) exists in all life forms; however, its biological functions in metazoans are understudied. Here, we explored Drosophila as the first genetic model to explore polyP biology in ...
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Federal government is 'not currently accepting' orders for free COVID-19 tests
The federal government program that provides free at-home COVID-19 tests says it is "not currently accepting orders," according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response ...
The Conversation23d
We analysed almost 1,000 social media posts about 5 popular medical tests. Most were utterly misleading
When Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram about having had a full-body MRI, she enthused that the test can be “life saving”, detecting diseases in the earliest stages before symptoms arise.
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What Is a Blood Glucose Test?
A blood glucose test measures how much sugar you have in your blood. You may have a blood glucose test in a doctor’s office, laboratory, or with a fingerstick meter at home. When you eat ...