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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.
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Researchers report that a DNA-based computer can reach thermodynamic equilibrium, meaning the molecular system settles into a stable energy state as it computes. The work is being covered by physics media as a step toward understanding how molecular machines process information and how computing relates to fundamental thermodynamics. Details of the team, methods and implications have not yet been widely reported.