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First joint overview of PCR deduplication and error correction revolutionizes NGS data analysis
Higher Education PressA landmark study, titled “How error correction affects polymerase chain reaction deduplication: A survey based on unique molecular identifier datasets of short reads” recently published in Quantitative Biology reveals critical flaws in widely-used computational tools for next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis.
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- Quantitative Biology
AI breakthrough boosts long-range weather forecasting accuracy
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Researchers developed DeepMet, a new AI system that sharply improves long-range weather forecasting across the U.S. The model predicts key temperature and humidity patterns up to 45 days ahead with far greater accuracy than current systems, helping identify extreme heat and cold events earlier. DeepMet offers faster, more reliable guidance for climate preparedness and public-health protection.
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- Fengyun Application Pioneering Project, National Natural Science Foundation of China, UT AI Tennessee Initiative Seed Funds, MSRA collaborative research project
Artificial superintelligence alignment in healthcare
Osaka Metropolitan UniversityAn Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team conducted a review that examined the theoretical foundations of Artificial Superintelligence and explored how misaligned AI systems could optimize for wrong objectives, leading to patient harm and systemic failures.
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- Japanese Journal of Radiology
“It happens more than you think”: New research examines sexual violence in later life
George Mason University- Journal
- Sage Open Aging
Tumor-associated macrophage-mediated delivery of nano-photosensitizer enables light-induced metabolic programming for immuno-photodynamic therapy
Higher Education PressResearch groups of Professors Weiqi Zhang, Haiyan Xu and Lin Wang from the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, reported a positively-charged dextran nano-photosensitizer (p-Dex PS) facilitates tumor-associated macrophage (TAM)-mediated delivery and sublethal light-induced metabolic reprogramming, which boosts the TAM polarization and subsequently the anticancer immune effects.
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- Protein & Cell
Efficient production of extracellular vesicles for enhanced cancer immunotherapy
Tsinghua University PressExtracellular vesicles serve as essential mediators of communication between immune cells and tumor cells, and the recent advances in artificial induction strategies offer an adaptable and efficient platform for engineering extracellular vesicles, enabling their application as next-generation strategies in cancer immunotherapy.
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- Nano Research
Model construction and dominant mechanism analysis of li-ion batteries under periodic excitation
Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., LtdHow huo xiang makes its medicinal aroma: Genome analysis reveals key biosynthetic gene cluster
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science- Journal
- Horticulture Research
From genome to ecosystem: CNSA accelerates open data sharing worldwide
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science- Journal
- Horticulture Research