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- 1New Tool Decodes Ancient Viral Fossils in Human Genome▼Ancient Viral Fossils Decoded: New Tool untangles the Human Genome’s Endogenous Retroviruses
Researchers have unveiled a new computational tool that disentangles endogenous retroviruses, the remnants of ancient viral infections embedded in human DNA. These 'viral fossils' make up a large share of the genome and have been linked to gene regulation, development and disease. The tool promises clearer mapping of these sequences, a step forward for genomics and evolutionary biology.
- 2DNA computer shown to settle in thermodynamic equilibrium▼DNA computer settles in thermodynamic equilibrium
Researchers report that a DNA-based computer reaches thermodynamic equilibrium as it computes, according to Physics World. The finding offers a way to describe molecular computing with the tools of statistical physics, connecting information processing in biochemical systems to fundamental thermodynamic principles. It may inform future designs of molecular-scale computers.