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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 settles into thermodynamic equilibrium▼DNA computer settles in thermodynamic equilibrium
Researchers report a DNA-based computing system that reaches thermodynamic equilibrium, a result that could change how molecular machines perform computations. By letting the system settle into a stable energy state, the approach ties information processing directly to physical laws. Coverage in physics media is highlighting the work as a notable step for molecular computing and thermodynamics of computation.