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University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are warning that artificial intelligence tools gaining popularity in the fields of genetics and medicine can lead to flawed conclusions about the connection between genes and physical ...
Nov 4, 2024
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It is commonly known that most genomic databases are biased toward people with European ancestry. Scientists have warned that leaving out other populations could skew results in areas such as drug development, diagnostic ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Scientists from the University of Nottingham have developed a new method of genetic analysis, which extracts more precise data than previously used methods when looking at DNA, and will improve our understanding of the genetic ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Many statistical models and algorithms used by scientists can be imagined as a "black box." These models are powerful tools that give accurate predictions, but their internal workings are not easily interpretable or understood.
Oct 28, 2024
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The 3 billion base pairs that constitute the human genome—the matching jigsaw puzzle pieces of adenine pairing with thymine and cytosine pairing with guanine—are not just the body's instruction manual. Rearrangements in the ...
Oct 21, 2024
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When trying to understand how genetic influences factor into youth behavior, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have taken the "big trawl" approach, casting their net wide to pull in all the measured traits, ...
Oct 17, 2024
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A major international study has found that gout is a chronic illness in which genetics is a major cause, rather than the lifestyle choices of the sufferer.
Oct 15, 2024
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A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered compelling evidence of a genetic link between bipolar disorder type I (BD-I) and epilepsy, potentially transforming our understanding of these complex ...
Sep 30, 2024
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Your DNA has long been known to play a role in shaping your personality. Now, researchers at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) have taken another step in determining exactly how by identifying a number of new genetic sites associated ...
Sep 12, 2024
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A lack of diversity in genomic studies for dementia could limit the effectiveness of targeted therapies across underrepresented populations, finds research by UCL experts.
Sep 11, 2024
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