Quality assessment of gene repertoire annotations with OMArk

Software overview OMArk is available as an open source command-line tool and a web server. The command-line tool is distributed as a python package on Anaconda, PyPI and GitHub (https://github.com/DessimozLab/OMArk). In addition to a query proteome, it needs only a precomputed OMAmer database, which is available for download from the OMA browser10. The web …

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People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Have an “Exhausted” Immune System

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating multisystem disorder from which adults rarely recover. Researchers have struggled to find changes in the body that underlie the illness, which often appears following an infection, partly because it may arise in different forms. Now scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have completed perhaps …

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Gut bacteria linked to colorectal cancer in young people

Colorectal cancer most often affects people over age 50, but it’s on the rise in younger people, who are rarely offered screening to catch these cancers early. Now, a new study hints that microbes found in the tumors of younger and older cancer patients differ, and this could potentially offer new means for early …

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Stellar Beads on a String

Astronomers have discovered one of the most powerful eruptions from a black hole ever recorded in the system known as SDSS J1531+3414 (SDSS J1531 for short). As explained in our press release, this mega-explosion billions of years ago may help explain the formation of a striking pattern of star clusters around two massive galaxies, resembling “beads on a string.” SDSS …

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How to Use the Rate of Change Formula in Math and Physics

To calculate the rate of change, you divide the change in one quantity by the corresponding amount of change in another quantity. Change is represented as the Greek letter delta (Δ), so the basic formula for rate of change is: Exactly how you calculate Δy and Δx will depend on the application. Slope In …

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Mercury mystery: Poisonous element persists in tuna

And to see if these actions had had an impact on mercury levels in tuna, researchers examined data from nearly 3,000 tuna muscle samples, from fish captured in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, including skipjack, bigeye and yellowfin, which together account for 94% of global tuna catches. Source link

These 7 Lost Species Haven’t Been Seen for Decades

For 62 years, the only proof that Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna ever existed was a single specimen, recovered in 1961 from the Cyclops Mountains of New Guinea. In the interim, this quill-covered, egg-laying mammal (named for the British naturalist David Attenborough) vanished from the scientific radar. After all that time, you might think, it would’ve …

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Examine your dirty scalp up close with this viral cleanse

I’ve never given much thought to my scalp. Aside from the occasional subconscious scritch-scratch or vigorous shampooing, it’s kind of just … there. A necessary but often-overlooked cranium cover. But the humble scalp is the focus of an increasingly popular wellness trend: elaborate Chinese and Japanese-inspired treatments at so-called head spas. At these businesses, …

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Intel’s AI Reboot Is the Future of US Chipmaking

Call it a comeback—with consequences not just for Intel but also the US government’s hopes of maintaining a lead in artificial intelligence. The troubled chipmaker’s CEO Pat Gelsinger announced today that Intel is relaunching and expanding its foundry business, which manufactures chip designs for other companies. Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella also appeared at the …

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