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Short tandem repeat mutations regulate gene expression in colorectal cancer

A novel STR panel for human protein-coding genes To explore STR mutations in CRC, we first annotated STRs in the introns, exons, and promoter sequence of all protein-coding genes in the GRCh38 reference genome (“Methods”). We discarded STR loci for which genotyping was expected to be inaccurate due to genomic…

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N6-methyladenosine modification positively regulate Japanese encephalitis virus replication | Virology Journal

Burgess HM, Depledge DP, Thompson L, Srinivas KP, Grande RC, Vink EI, Abebe JS, Blackaby WP, Hendrick A, Albertella MR, Kouzarides T, Stapleford KA, Wilson AC, Mohr I. Targeting the m6A RNA modification pathway blocks SARS-CoV-2 and HCoV-OC43 replication. Genes Dev. 2021;35:1005–19. Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Chambers…

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Science and Society Bacteria: hunting microscopic giants

MOST people will primarily associate protein with its role as a major food group. But at a cellular level, there are millions of possible proteins: they are large, complex molecules that play crucial roles in biochemical processes. A single protein molecule is made up of amino acids linked together in…

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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated nexilin deficiency interferes with cardiac contractile function in zebrafish in vivo

CRISPR/Cas9-induced homozygous knockout of nexn causes progressive cardiac dysfunction without affecting skeletal muscle function in zebrafish Several studies in different animal models and cardiomyopathy patients have shown that loss of NEXN is leading to DCM which is characterized by an impaired contractility of the heart6,10,12. Homozygous loss of NEXN mostly…

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Evidence of an intracellular creatine-sensing mechanism that modulates creatine biosynthesis via AGAT expression in human HAP1 cells

Cell lines and reagents HAP1 cells used to generate the reporter cells were grown from a frozen stock of HAP1 (C859) passage 6 purchased from Horizon Discovery LTD (Cambridge, UK). Iscove’s media (Ref: 098–150, Wisent) supplemented with 10% Fetal Bovine serum (Multicell) was used to grow HAP1 cells. All cells…

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Diversity and dissemination of viruses in pathogenic protozoa

Wang, A. L. & Wang, C. C. Viruses of the protozoa. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 45, 251–263 (1991). Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Banik, G., Stark, D., Rashid, H. & Ellis, J. Recent advances in molecular biology of parasitic viruses. Infect. Disord. – Drug Targets 14, 155–167 (2015). Article  Google Scholar …

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An FGFR2 mutation as the potential cause of a new phenotype including early-onset osteoporosis and bone fractures: a case report | BMC Medical Genomics

Anamnesis vitae A 13 year old male born was as result of the VII pregnancy, from unrelated parents. Other pregnancies resulted in: I-II silent miscarriage in the second trimester; III – female, born in 2003 (III-3 Fig. 1) that has the following phenotypic features: genu valgum, hip dysplasia, combined thoracolumbar scoliosis,…

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Viruses under the Antarctic Ice Shelf are active and potentially involved in global nutrient cycles

Rignot, E., Jacobs, S., Mouginot, J. & Scheuchl, B. Ice-shelf melting around antarctica. Science (80-) 341, 266–270 (2013). Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar  Wadham, J. L. et al. Ice sheets matter for the global carbon cycle. Nat. Commun. 10, 1–17 (2019). Google Scholar  Adusumilli, S., Fricker, H. A., Medley, B.,…

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Versatex introduces first 16-foot cellular PVC lap siding

Versatex, an establoshed name in innovative cellular PVC building products, has just introduced XCEED Lap Siding, an advanced cellular PVC cladding for residential construction and remodeling. “When I say XCEED offers contractors new color trends, an improved installation experience and greater dimensional stability,” said Versatex president and founder John Pace,…

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A natural product YSK-A blocks SARS-CoV-2 propagation by targeting multiple host genes

Hoareau, L. & DaSilva, E. J. Medicinal plants: A re-emerging health aid. Electron. J. Biotechnol. 2, 3–4 (1999). Google Scholar  Jahan, I. & Ahmet, O. Potentials of plant-based substance to inhabit and probable cure for the COVID-19. Turk. J. Biol. 44, 228 (2020). Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar …

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GPT Model Behind the Scene Exploring it from scratch with Pytorch by Chee Kean Artificial

GPT Model Behind the Scene: Exploring it from scratch with Pytorch CheeKean · Follow Published in Artificial Intelligence in Plain English 18 min read · Apr 22 Listen Share More Discover the intricacies of building and exploring a GPT model from scratch with an in-depth explanation that covers technical details…

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Electroporation Instruments Market is Estimated to Witness High Growth Owing to Increasing Demand

The Electroporation Instruments Market is estimated for 2023 for the forecast period 2023-2030, as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights. Market Overview: Electroporation instruments are lab equipment used for transfection of cells through application of brief electrical pulses. They are widely utilized in biological research and…

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tRNA therapeutics for genetic diseases

Huang, X. et al. The landscape of mRNA nanomedicine. Nat. Med. 28, 2273–2287 (2022). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  Rohner, E., Yang, R., Foo, K. S., Goedel, A. & Chien, K. R. Unlocking the promise of mRNA therapeutics. Nat. Biotechnol. 40, 1586–1600 (2022). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  Brown, A., Shao, S.,…

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RNA Pol II Assembly Affects ncRNA Expression[v1]

Preprint Article Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed Version 1 : Received: 30 November 2023 / Approved: 1 December 2023 / Online: 1 December 2023 (10:10:30 CET) Garrido-Godino, A.I.; Gupta, I.; Pelechano, V.; Navarro, F. RNA Pol II Assembly Affects ncRNA Expression. Preprints 2023, 2023120065. doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0065.v1 Garrido-Godino, A.I.; Gupta,…

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WO2017055487A2 – A METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A DISEASE BY DETECTION OF circRNA IN BODILY FLUIDS

“Current Protocols in Molecular Biology“, 1991, JOHN WILEY & SONS, pages: 6.3.1 – 6.3.6 “Quantitative monitoring of gene expression patterns with a complementary DNA microarray.“, SCIENCE, vol. 270, no. 5235, 1995, pages 467 – 70 ALTSCHUL ET AL., J. MOL. BIOL., vol. 215, 1990, pages 403 – 410 ALTSCHUL ET…

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Molecular consequences of PQBP1 deficiency, involved in the X-linked Renpenning syndrome

Kalscheuer VM, Freude K, Musante L, Jensen LR, Yntema HG, Gécz J, et al. Mutations in the polyglutamine binding protein 1 gene cause X-linked mental retardation. Nat Genet. 2003;35:313–5. Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Lenski C, Abidi F, Meindl A, Gibson A, Platzer M, Kooy F, et al. Novel truncating…

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IJMS | Free Full-Text | Down-Regulation of Rice Glutelin by CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Decreases Carbohydrate Content and Grain Weight and Modulates Synthesis of Seed Storage Proteins during Seed Maturation

3.1. Atypical Morphology of Protein Bodies in the Endosperm of Seeds from Glutelin Gene-Edited Transgenic Rice ER-derived PB-I vacuoles begin to form in response to the aggregation of β-/γ-zeins (maize) and 10-kDa prolamins (rice) and then expand by co-aggregation of α-/δ-zeins (maize) and 13-/16-kDa prolamins (rice) [3,22,23]. Saito’s group reported…

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A dual-targeted drug inhibits cardiac ryanodine receptor Ca2+ leak but activates SERCA2a Ca2+ uptake

Introduction During each heartbeat, the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) cycles dynamically between low resting diastolic and high active systolic levels within cardiomyocytes (Bers, 2002; Eisner et al, 2017; Sankaranarayanan et al, 2017): upon electrical excitation, Ca2+ influx via voltage-gated CaV1.2 channels activates Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release via SR ryanodine receptor type…

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How DNA Profiling Works

The term “DNA,” once used only by scientists, has become part of our everyday lexicon. It’s almost impossible to not know of DNA profiling, from the court system to genealogy. It’s also nearly impossible to be unaware of the controversy. Now that we can each have a profile that identifies…

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Capturing the ancient origins of humanity

DNA is the unseen constant in our world. Not only do its As, Ts, Cs, and Gs form the basis of all life on earth, but DNA that’s shed from living things will pervade the environment around us and, in some cases, will long outlive us. As a biomaterial, DNA is…

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Metagenomic profiles of archaea and bacteria within thermal and geochemical gradients of the Guaymas Basin deep subsurface

Sampling sites and depths Metagenomes were produced from sediment samples at drilling sites U1545B to U1549B that follow a northwest-to-southeast transect across the northwestern flanking region of Guaymas Basin (Fig. 1A) and include an off-axis hydrothermal system, the Ringvent site (Fig. 1B). The samples were selected to coordinate with depths used for…

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Estimating the proportion of nonsense variants undergoing the newly described phenomenon of manufactured splice rescue

Richards S, Aziz N, Bale S, Bick D, Das S, Gastier-Foster J, et al. Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology. Genet Med. 2015;17:405–24. Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Abou…

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pytorch lightning – Bayes HyperParameter tuning using wandb

Here in below code, I’m trying to use wandb sweep to find optimal lr, weight-decay using the below code: import wandb import os , sys sys.path.append(os.getcwd()) from Preprocessing.utils import load_config def train(): from xception import tr_loader, val_loader, tst_loader from model import HSIModel from train_eval import Classifier from pytorch_lightning import Trainer…

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Implementing Early Convolutions for Improved Accuracy – vision

Thanks for helping me out. I am using a pre-trained ViT-b/16 model with pretrained CLIP. def load_clip_to_cpu(backbone_name): url = clip._MODELS[backbone_name] model_path = clip._download(url) try: model = torch.jit.load(model_path, map_location=”cpu”).eval() state_dict = None except RuntimeError: state_dict = torch.load(model_path, map_location=”cpu”) pretrained_dict = state_dict or model.state_dict() model = clip.build_model(pretrained_dict) return model The strucutre of…

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Researchers from Genentech Propose A Deep Learning Methodology to Discover a Predictive Tumor Dynamic Model from Longitudinal Clinical Data

Researchers from Genentech introduced tumor dynamic neural-ODE (TDNODE) as a pharmacology-informed neural network for enhancing tumor dynamic modeling in oncology drug development. Overcoming the limitations of existing models, TDNODE allows unbiased predictions from truncated data. Its encoder-decoder architecture expresses an underlying dynamical law with generalized homogeneity, representing kinetic rate metrics…

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Biophysical properties of NaV1.5 channels from atrial-like and ventricular-like cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells

hiPSC cultures and cardiomyocyte differentiation The hiPSC lines CBRCULi001-A54 and CBRCULi008-A55 were generated from a 44-year-old male and 75-year-old female control lymphoblastoids, respectively, and they were reprogramed at the LOEX core facility (Quebec City, QC, Canada). All the work with hiPSCs were approved by CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale ethics committee (Project…

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Vision Transformer from scratch using PyTorch | by Mickael Boillaud | Nov, 2023

Before hit the real subject of Vision Transformer, it is essentiels to see where we did come from to this idea. So let’s embark into a chronological exploration of computer vision’s image classification evolution! We trace its roots to Yann LeCun’s, the pioneering of Convolutional Neural Networks (ConvNets). These early…

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Harnessing the Electrochemical Effects of Electroporation-Based Therapies to Enhance Anti-tumor Immune Responses

Aycock, K. N., and R. V. Davalos. Irreversible electroporation: background, theory, and review of recent developments in clinical oncology. bioelectricity. 1:214–234, 2019. Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Balogh, J., D. Victor, E. H. Asham, S. G. Burroughs, M. Boktour, A. Saharia, Li, R. M. Ghobrial, and H. P. Monsour….

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Taxonomic and environmental distribution of bacterial amino acid auxotrophies

Tripp, H. J. et al. SAR11 marine bacteria require exogenous reduced sulphur for growth. Nature 452, 741–744 (2008). Article  ADS  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Yu, X. J., Walker, D. H., Liu, Y. & Zhang, L. Amino acid biosynthesis deficiency in bacteria associated with human and animal hosts. Infect. Genet. Evol….

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What Is CRISPR Technology | CitizenSide

History of CRISPR Technology The history of CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology traces back to the early 1990s when scientists first noticed repetitive DNA sequences in the genomes of certain bacteria. However, it wasn’t until 2005 that the true potential of CRISPR was realized. It was in…

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Machine Learning, Deep Learning + AWS Sagemaker | Udemy

Machine Learning, Deep Learning + AWS Sagemaker | Udemy [Update 07/2022]English | Size: 5.45 GBGenre: eLearning​ Learn Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Bayesian Learning and Model Deployment with Sagemaker in Python. What you’ll learnDeep Learning with Tensorflow!!!Deep Learning with PyTorch!!! Yes both Tensorflow + PyTorch!AWS SagemakerData Analysis with PandasUsing Scikit-learn to…

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Allelic hierarchy for USH2A influences auditory and visual phenotypes in South Korean patients

Genotypes of USH2A-related disorders We identified 14 biallelic variants in USH2A, either homozygous or compound heterozygous, in a trans configuration. The segregation of these variants was confirmed by Sanger sequencing. Overall, 18 mutant alleles were implicated in the diagnosis of USH2A-related phenotypes, including c.251G > A:p.Cys84Tyr, c.2209C > T:p.Arg737*, c.2802 T > G:p.Cys934Trp, c.4372C > T:p.Arg1578Cys, c.4858C > T:p.Gln1620*, c.7120 + 1475A > G, c.8232G > C:p.Trp2744Cys,…

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Mutation of key signaling regulators of cerebrovascular development in vein of Galen malformations

Adams, R. H. & Eichmann, A. Axon guidance molecules in vascular patterning. Cold Spring Harb. Perspect. Biol. 2, a001875 (2010). Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Fish, J. E. & Wythe, J. D. The molecular regulation of arteriovenous specification and maintenance. Dev. Dyn. 244, 391–409 (2015). Article  CAS  PubMed  Google…

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Genome editing of patient-derived iPSCs identifies a deep intronic variant causing aberrant splicing in hemophilia A | Blood Advances

iPSCs were generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), as previously described.7 PBMCs were isolated using Lymphocyte Separation Solution (Nacalai Tesque, Kyoto, Japan) and cultured in StemFitAK02N (Ajinomoto Healthy Supply, Tokyo, Japan) without supplement C containing 50 ng/mL human interleukin-6 (BioLegend, San Diego, CA), 100 ng/mL human stem cell factor (BioLegend), 10 ng/mL…

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L1, L2 and Elastic Net Regularization with PyTorch | by Francesco Franco | Nov, 2023

Training a neural network means that you will need to strike a balance between optimization and over-optimization. Over optimized models work very well on your training set, but due to their complexity- by taking the oddities within a training dataset as part of the mapping that is to be performed-…

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Landscape genomics reveals adaptive genetic differentiation driven by multiple environmental variables in naked barley on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Abebe TD, Naz AA, Léon J (2015) Landscape genomics reveal signatures of local adaptation in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Front Plant Sci 6:813 Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Alexander DH, Novembre J, Lange K (2009) Fast model-based estimation of ancestry in unrelated individuals. Genome Res 19:1655–1664 Article  CAS  PubMed …

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Genetics and epidemiology of mutational barcode-defined clonal hematopoiesis

Identification of CH cases from WGS in ISL and UKB We used WGS from 45,510 Icelanders and 130,709 British ancestry participants from the UKB17,18. Average sequencing depth was 33× for UKB and 38× for ISL. Participants with prior diagnoses of hematological disorders or grossly abnormal hematology measurements on entry were…

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Simple CNN with PyTorch In this notebook example, we

Transcribed image text: Simple CNN with PyTorch In this notebook example, we will walk through how to train a simple CNN to classify images. We will rely on the following modules, including torch and torchvision. in [ ]: M import torch fram torch import nn frow tarch, utils, data inport…

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Domain definition and preliminary functional exploration of the endonuclease NOBP-1 in Strongyloides stercoralis | Parasites & Vectors

Boes J, Slotved HC, Murrell KD, Eriksen L, Roepstorff A, Nansen P, et al. Alternative migration routes of Ascaris suum in the pig. J Parasitol. 2002;88:180–3. Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Nikolaou S, Gasser RB. Prospects for exploring molecular developmental processes in Haemonchus contortus. Int J Parasitol. 2006;36:859–68. Article  CAS …

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Pre-trained from scratch RoBERTa is not fine-tuned. (using pytorch and DDP) – Beginners

Hi, I’m a student studying about pre-trained LLM I pre-trained Roberta using MLM from the scratchI pre-trained about two weeks using RTX 3090*4I used cumulative loss to learn every batch_size 256. Each GPU has a 16 batch size.However, models that our pre-trained from the scratch are not fine-tuned.The graph below…

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CRISPR/Cas9 bioluminescence-based assay for monitoring CFTR trafficking to the plasma membrane

Introduction Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a lethal, autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the CFTR gene that results in aberrant transport of chloride, bicarbonate, and sodium ions (Kerem et al, 1989; Riordan et al, 1989; Rommens et al, 1989; Tabcharani et al, 1991; Poulsen et al, 1994; Stutts et…

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epialleleR: an R/Bioconductor package for sensitive allele-specific methylation analysis in NGS data | GigaScience

Abstract Low-level mosaic epimutations within the BRCA1 gene promoter occur in 5–8% of healthy individuals and are associated with a significantly elevated risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Similar events may also affect other tumor suppressor genes, potentially being a significant contributor to cancer burden. While this opens a new…

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The investigation of circRNA profiling reveals the regulatory role of the hsa_circ_0000375/miR-7706 pathway in breast cancer

Cardoso F, Paluch-Shimon S, Senkus E, Curigliano G, Aapro MS et al (2020) 5th ESO-ESMO international consensus guidelines for advanced breast cancer (ABC 5). Ann Oncol 31:1623–1649 Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Memczak S, Jens M, Elefsinioti A, Torti F, Krueger J et al (2013) Circular RNAs are a large…

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CYP1A2 expression rather than genotype is associated with olanzapine concentration in psychiatric patients

Owen, M. J., Sawa, A. & Mortensen, P. B. Schizophrenia. Lancet 388, 86–97 (2016). Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Bhana, N., Foster, R. H., Olney, R. & Plosker, G. L. Olanzapine: An updated review of its use in the management of schizophrenia. Drugs 61, 111–161 (2001). Article  CAS  PubMed …

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Structure and electromechanical coupling of a voltage-gated Na+/H+ exchanger

Expression and purification of SLC9C1 The gene encoding the S. purpuratus SLC9C1 protein (NP_001091927.1), referred to as SLC9C1, was synthesized (Thermo Fisher Scientific) and subcloned into the pcDNA3.1(+) vector followed by a TEV (Tobacco Etch Virus nuclear-inclusion-a endopeptidase) recognition site, eGFP and a TwinStrep tag at the C terminus. An…

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Converting PyTorch implementation to PyTorch Lightning for Graph Neural Networks – implementation help

I have a Graph Neural Network that operates on directed multigraph where the Data class is from torch_geometric. The data is under this following form: Data(x=[420, 13], edge_index=[2, 1248], edge_attr=[1248, 2, 718], y=[420], train_mask=[420], test_mask=[420], val_mask=[420]) where both nodes and edges have attributes. I tried to convert the following training…

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Bi-allelic truncating variants in CASP2 underlie a neurodevelopmental disorder with lissencephaly

Di Donato N, Chiari S, Mirzaa GM, Aldinger K, Parrini E, Olds C, et al. Lissencephaly: expanded imaging and clinical classification. Am J Med Genet A. 2017;173:1473–88. Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Guerrini R, Dobyns WB. Malformations of cortical development: clinical features and genetic causes. Lancet Neurol. 2014;13:710–26. Article …

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Object detection reference training scripts

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HOXC-AS3 as an Oncological Biomarker and Therapeutic Target

1Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330008, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, Jiujiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332007, People’s Republic of China; 3Queen Mary School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330038, People’s Republic of China Correspondence: Hongliang Luo,…

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Rational probe design for efficient rRNA depletion and improved metatranscriptomic analysis of human microbiomes | BMC Microbiology

Cho I, Blaser MJ. The human microbiome: at the interface of health and disease. Nat Rev Genet. 2012;13:260–70. Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Gilbert JA, Blaser MJ, Caporaso JG, Jansson JK, Lynch SV, Knight R. Current understanding of the human microbiome. Nat Med. 2018;24:392 NIH Public Access. Article …

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PyMC3 Model Fails to Converge – SamplingError: Initial evaluation of model at starting point failed! – v3

I’ve created Marketing Media Mix Model, applying techniques outlined in this post. Although I do have experience building Machine Learning Models and am currently getting my Masters in Data Science from UT Austin, this is the first PyMC3 Model I’ve built. I’ve modeled the data distributions I experienced working with…

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Generation of UL128-shRNA transduced fibroblasts for the release of cell-free virus from clinical human cytomegalovirus isolates

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a herpesvirus that is widespread in the population worldwide [1,2], where it remains latent after infection in its host for a lifetime [3–5]. While primary infection or reactivation in immunocompetent individuals usually remains subclinical and causes little or no symptoms, it can cause severe damage in…

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Lynne Maquat and Demis Hassabis to Deliver 2023 Gairdner National Program Lecture

The Gairdner Foundation is known for its recognition of significant research contributions in the field of disease treatment and alleviation. As part of the 2023 Gairdner National Program Lecture, McGill Research + Innovation will host Lynne E. Maquat and Demis Hassabis, both recipients of the prestigious Canada Gairdner International Award….

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2023 Gairdner National Program Lecture bring pioneering researchers to McGill

Lynne E. Maquat and Demis Hassabis will deliver the 2023 Gairdner National Program Lecture The Gairdner Foundation is dedicated to recognizing major research contributions to the treatment of disease and alleviation of human suffering. The Canada Gairdner International Award recognizes outstanding researchers whose unique scientific contributions have increased the understanding of human…

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A case of Marfanoid-progeroid-lipodystrophy syndrome: experimental proof of skipping exons and escaping nonsense-mediated decay

Marfanoid-progeroid-lipodystrophy syndrome (MFLS, MIM #616914)1 is caused by heterozygous variants affecting exon 65 near the 3’ terminus of the FBN1 gene, which is known as one of the causative genes for Marfan syndrome. MFLS is characterized by clinical features including fetal growth retardation, birth before 40 weeks, generalized lack of…

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DNA methylation: The hidden mechanism enablin

image:  Experimental setup and phenotypic responses under common garden-conditions in Fragaria vesca plants after propagation at different temperatures for up to three asexual generations. view more  Credit: Horticulture Research As global warming continues to redefine ecosystems, plants are increasingly tasked with swift adaptation to ensure their survival. One primary mechanism…

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Large-scale genomic analyses with machine learning uncover predictive patterns associated with fungal phytopathogenic lifestyles and traits

Anderson, P. K. et al. Emerging infectious diseases of plants: Pathogen pollution, climate change and agrotechnology drivers. Trends Ecol. Evol. 19, 535–544. doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2004.07.021 (2004). Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Fisher, M. C. et al. Emerging fungal threats to animal, plant and ecosystem health. Nature 484, 186–194 (2012). Article  ADS  CAS  PubMed …

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Experimental teaching of the Avogadro constant

In recent years, there has been significant progress in the measurement and calculation of Avogadro’s number (NA) due to the fundamental role it plays in various scientific disciplines. The NA is, by definition, inherently related to the concept of mole [1]. Thus, mol was defined as ‘the amount of matter…

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The mutational signature of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Introduction Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), characterized by asymmetric hypertrophy of the ventricular wall, is a condition where the heart becomes thickened without a distinct inducement.1,2 Epidemiological investigation shows that the estimated prevalence rate of HCM in the general population is 1:500.3,4 The clinical manifestations vary greatly, with no symptoms and mild…

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rs67047829 genotypes of ERV3-1/ZNF117 are associated with lower body mass index in the Polish population

Datamining showed that most (80/137 = 58%) of the high-frequency PTC-SNPs, defined as having minor-allele frequencies (MAFs) between 1 and 99%, including rs67047829, had MAFs > 5%, indicating most likely near-neutral selection (Supplementary Table S1). Initial regression models for several PTC-SNPs versus BMI gave low p-values (Supplementary Table S3), suggesting possible future studies, but…

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Five bioart artists you should know about

Bioart bridges art, born out of creativity and abstract thoughts, and science, which is rooted in facts, laws and logic, as a means of self-expression.  The term bioart was coined by Brazilian-American artist Eduardo Kac, who implanted a microchip in his ankle on live television, and registered himself in a…

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Novel GPR156 variants confirm its role in moderate sensorineural hearing loss

G protein coupled receptors (GPCR) are known to have an important role in several physiological processes crucial for normal functioning of a human body8,9,10. In recent decades researchers have shown that more than 30 GPCR are expressed in cochlea in different mouse models10. The accurate function of this huge number…

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Rapid discovery of high-affinity antibodies via massively parallel sequencing, ribosome display and affinity screening

Construct design To transcribe and translate sequenced DNA clusters on an Illumina flow cell, our DNA constructs contained the following elements: a P5 adaptor, followed by a 28 nt unique barcode, a 27 nt unstructured spacer (5p UNS v2), a ribosome binding site, start codon, protein coding region, TolAk short linker, 2×…

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python – Encountering ImportError: Using the `Trainer` with `PyTorch` requires `accelerate>=0.20.1`: when accelerate 0.23.0 already installed

I am creating a text classification model using IndoBERT. Below is some of my code : from transformers import AutoModelForSequenceClassification, AutoModel, TrainingArguments, Trainer model = AutoModelForSequenceClassification.from_pretrained( “indolem/indobert-base-uncased”, num_labels=2, id2label=id2label, label2id=label2id ) but when I will run training args. : training_args = TrainingArguments( output_dir=”IndobertTypeNewsclassification”, learning_rate=2e-5, per_device_train_batch_size=32, per_device_eval_batch_size=32, num_train_epochs=3, weight_decay=0.01, evaluation_strategy=”epoch”, save_strategy=”epoch”,…

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Genome editing of patient-derived iPSCs identifies a deep intronic variant causing aberrant splicing in hemophilia A

. 2023 Oct 4:bloodadvances.2023010838. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010838. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan. 2 Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. 3 Jichi Medical University, Simotsuke, Tochigi, Japan. 4 The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Item in Clipboard Takafumi Hiramoto et al. Blood Adv. 2023. Show details…

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Band gap-HSE06-UiO-66

Hi I assume the difference is due to basis sets. Plane waves usually describe conduction band states better than localized orbitals. So increase the primary basis. Important: if you are using a new version of CP2K, you should not set EPS_PGF_ORB. -> www.cp2k.org/faq:hfx_eps_warning Since version 2023.2 The occupancy of the Kohn-Sham matrix…

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Scaling Large (Language) Models with PyTorch Lightning

In this blog, you will learn about techniques to train large models like Llama and Stable Diffusion using PyTorch Lightning. In recent times, there has been a notable shift in the scale of models, particularly in the realm of language models such as GPT 4, Llama, and Falcon. Various research…

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Dr. Chenxu Zhu receives NIH Director’s New In

Dr. Chenxu Zhu, an assistant professor of physiology and biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine and a core faculty member of the New York Genome Center, has been awarded the National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award to fund an ambitious project to develop single-cell sequencing tools, known collectively as “multi-omics,” that…

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Brush your teeth! Bad oral hygiene linked to cancer, heart attacks and renal failure

It’s normal to have bacteria in your mouth. But harmful bacteria have been linked to a host of health problems. Medical scientist Glenda Davison and microbiologist Yvonne Prince, who have researched the oral cavity, explain why it’s so important to practise good oral hygiene. Can poor oral hygiene lead to…

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Methamphetamine-induced region-specific transcriptomic and epigenetic changes in the brain of male rats

Jayanthi, S., McCoy, M. T. & Cadet, J. L. Epigenetic Regulatory Dynamics in Models of Methamphetamine-Use Disorder. Genes 12, 1614 (2021). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  Meredith, C. W., Jaffe, C., Ang-Lee, K. & Saxon, A. J. Implications of chronic methamphetamine use: a literature review. Harv. Rev. Psychiatry 13, 141–154 (2005)….

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Microbiology Electropermeabilization Technology Market Financial Performance, Strategic Developments, and Key Trends 2023-2030

PRESS RELEASE Published September 26, 2023 The Microbiology Electropermeabilization Technology Market report is a reliable source of market research information that significantly contributes to business success. It stands out from others by employing recognized statistical tools and intelligible models for analysis and market data estimating. The Microbiology Electropermeabilization Technology Market…

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python – Tuning Pytorch MLP to perform parameter estimation instead of typical nonlinear regression

Let’s say I have a function: Y = 1-V Cos(k*X + phi), And Y additionally has some noise (let’s say Gaussian noise), which might look like the following figure: I want to come up with an estimate for V, k, and phi. Normal nonlinear regression can do it. But I…

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Abnormal developmental trajectory and vulnerability to cardiac arrhythmias in tetralogy of Fallot with DiGeorge syndrome

Generation and characterisation of patient-specific hiPSCs and hiPSC-CMs hiPSC lines were established from two TOF-DG patients, two TOF-ND patients, and two healthy controls with pluripotency markers and germ layer markers verified (Supplementary Figs. 1 and 2). Whole genome sequencing confirmed, respectively, the presence and the absence of 22q11.2 deletion in the…

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Commonly collected thermal performance data can inform species distributions in a data-limited invader

Animal collection and housing Ten chameleons were captured from an established non-native population in Central Florida from October 2019-February 2020 (N = 7 males, 2 females) and October 2020 (N = 1 male). Adult panther chameleons were housed individually in an experimental mesh exclosure at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Wildlife Services, National…

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deep learning – Pytorch: model.parameters() returns an empty list

Im trying to build and train a very simple 2 layer neural network below I am following the template that pytorch tutorials have ( pytorch.org/tutorials/beginner/basics/buildmodel_tutorial.html) The only difference is that I am initializing the model weights from torch import nn # create a two layer FCNN, avoid ValueError: optimizer got…

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Diagnostic genome sequencing improves diagnostic yield: a prospective single-centre study in 1000 patients with inherited eye diseases

Introduction Although protein-coding regions represent only 1–2% of the human genome, they harbour an estimated 85% of annotated pathogenic variants.1 2 Despite these numbers, genome sequencing (GS) usually achieves a higher diagnostic yield than sequencing approaches that focus on exonic regions, not least because of its more homogeneous coverage3 4…

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Deepening the role of excitation/inhibition balance in human iPSCs-derived neuronal networks coupled to MEAs during long-term development

In the brain of healthy subjects, the neuronal activity is kept and controlled by a precise and well-defined balance between excitation (E) and inhibition (I) (Mossink et al 2022), defined as ‘E/I balance’. Since GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter of the central nervous system (Leinekugel et al 1999), it…

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Association analysis of agronomic traits and construction of genetic networks by resequencing of 306 sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) lines

Genome resequencing approach for genotyping 306 sugar beet germplasm resources In this study, we performed high-depth genome-wide resequencing of 306 sugar beet accessions using an Illumina HiSeq 2000 sequencer, obtaining 1977.12 Gb of sequencing data. This collection included 72 endemic accessions from Northeast China (Harbin), 114 endemic accessions from North China…

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How we measure success matters when evaluating HIV therapies

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that integrates into the human genome. This intact, integrated genome is referred to as a provirus and represents a latent or dormant form of the virus that can reactivate to make infectious virus. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is extremely successful at blocking HIV…

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python – Inconsistent PyTorch Lightning validation behaviour and checkpoints not saved

I am training a model with PyTorch Lightning and have defined the requisite validation_step method of my PyTorch Lightning as follows (abridging the other methods): class Tacotron2(pl.LightningModule): def __init__(self, cfg: DictConfig) -> None: super().__init__() # initialisation code here def training_step(self, batch, batch_idx: int) -> Tensor: # TODO typing x, (mel_target,…

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Chemoresistance pathways in DLBCL | Blood

In this issue of Blood, Zhou et al reveal the role of KLHL6 inactivation in chemoresistance in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).1 KLH6 is a cullin-ring ubiquitin type 3 ligase and a central player in the ubiquitin proteasome system, a cellular system that targets proteins for subsequent degradation, thereby limiting their…

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Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)

Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) What is Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)? About: A genetically modified organism (GMO) refers to an entity, whether it’s an animal, plant, or microorganism, that has undergone modifications to its DNA using genetic engineering methods. Across generations, specific traits have been cultivated in crops…

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DeepFont in pytorch, not converging

Hi! I’m implementing the original DeepFont paper in PyTorch (several modified versions can be found implemented in Keras). Unfortunately, despite my attempts, I’m unable to make the model converge. I’ve tried to debug the model issue by inducing it to overfit on a small dataset: unfortunately, this didn’t work either….

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Lessons From a Kaggle Competition

Have you ever gazed up at the sky, watching those mesmerizing white trails left behind by airplanes? These are contrails, short for condensation trails and, believe it or not, they pack quite a punch when it comes to affecting our planet. In fact, the fluffy lines contribute to around 50%…

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Building Pytorch – Missing Symbols – deployment

Cyberes September 7, 2023, 6:09am 1 I’m working on compiling PyTorch in my Dockerfile and running into a strange issue where the compiled libtorch.so only contains 4 symbols: ~ $ nm -D /opt/conda/lib/python3.9/site-packages/torch/lib/libtorch.so w _ITM_deregisterTMCloneTable w _ITM_registerTMCloneTable w __cxa_finalize w __gmon_start__ Compare that to the libtorch.so from pip: U __cxa_allocate_exception…

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Top 25 PyTorch Interview Questions and Answers

PyTorch, an open-source machine learning library based on the Torch library, is a powerful tool used for applications such as computer vision and natural language processing. It’s primarily developed by Facebook’s AI Research lab and has gained significant traction in the research community due to its flexibility and intuitive interface….

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A heterozygous truncating mutation in RRM2B causes autosomal-dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia with multiple mtDNA deletions.

Tyynismaa H, Ylikallio E, Patel M, Molnar MJ, Haller RG, Suomalainen A A heterozygous truncating mutation in RRM2B causes autosomal-dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia with multiple mtDNA deletions. Am J Hum Genet. 2009 Aug;85(2):290-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.07.009. Epub 2009 Aug 6. Autosomal-dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia (adPEO) is a mitochondrial disorder that is…

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How To Optimize Your Electroporation

Electroporation has transformed the way in which scientists work, allowing the delivery of genetic material, proteins, drugs or other molecules into mammalian, insect, fungal, plant and bacterial cells. Nevertheless, as with all laboratory techniques, it is not without its fair share of pitfalls and disappointments.   Therefore, it is important…

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Emergence of putative energy parasites within Clostridia revealed by genome analysis of a novel endosymbiotic clade

Cryan JF, O’Riordan KJ, Cowan CSM, Sandhu KV, Bastiaanssen TFS, Boehme M, et al. The microbiota-gut-brain axis. Physiol Rev. 2019;99:1877–2013. Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Lopetuso LR, Scaldaferri F, Petito V, Gasbarrini A. Commensal clostridia: leading players in the maintenance of gut homeostasis. Gut Pathog. 2013;5:e23. Article  Google Scholar  Collins…

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Carcinotech drives cancer drug discovery

3D printing is capturing attention in the field of medicine of late. With the first 3D-printed drug being approved for the treatment of seizures, eight years ago, it was a consequential moment in healthcare, following which biotechs raced to step up personalized treatment. Now, with Chinese healthcare company Triastek turning…

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Cannabis seeds on the move: Exploring shipping policies and trends across seed banks

This article delves deep into the current shipping policies and trends among these seed banks, providing a panoramic understanding of the seed distribution landscape. In recent years, the cannabis industry has burgeoned, primarily due to changing regulations, scientific research, and shifting societal attitudes. One subset of the cannabis industry that…

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Identification of the Tcb allele of the Cromer blood group gene by PCR and RFLP analysis.

Identification of the Tcb allele of the Cromer blood group gene by PCR and RFLP analysis. Publication ,  Journal Article Udani, MN; Anderson, N; Rao, N; Telen, MJ Published in: Immunohematology The Cromer blood group antigens reside on the complement regulatory protein, decay-accelerating factor (DAF). The Cromer system comprises 10 antigens,…

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Translation dysregulation in neurodegenerative diseases: a focus on ALS | Molecular Neurodegeneration

Tandan R, Bradley WG. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: part 1. Clinical features, pathology, and ethical issues in management. Annals of Neurology: Official Journal of the American Neurological Association and the Child Neurology Society. 1985;18:271–80. Article  CAS  Google Scholar  Mehta P et al. Prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), United States, 2016….

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Conversion of steppe to cropland increases spatial heterogeneity of soil functional genes

Forrest JR, Thorp RW, Kremen C, Williams NM. Contrasting patterns in species and functional-trait diversity of bees in an agricultural landscape. J Appl Ecol. 2015;52:706–15. Article  Google Scholar  Mbuthia LW, Acosta-Martínez V, DeBruyn J, Schaeffer S, Tyler D, Odoi E, et al. Long term tillage, cover crop, and fertilization effects…

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Light-Induced Dielectrophoresis for Characterizing the Electrical Behavior of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Here, we present light-induced dielectrophoresis as a label-free approach for characterizing heterogeneous cell lines, specifically human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). This paper describes a protocol for using and optimizing a microfluidic device with a photoconductive layer to characterize the electrical behavior of hMSCs without altering their native state. This light-induced…

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Exome sequencing identifies breast cancer susceptibility genes and defines the contribution of coding variants to breast cancer risk

UKB The UKB is a population-based prospective cohort study of more than 500,000 subjects. More detailed information on the UKB is given elsewhere34,35. The study received ethics approval from the North West Multi-center Research Ethics Committee. All participants signed written informed consent before participating. WES data for 450,000 subjects were…

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Identification of two novel variants of the DMD gene

Introduction Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD, OMIM#310200) is a severe X-linked recessive, inherited neuromuscular disorder, characterized by rapidly progressive muscle weakness and muscle wasting throughout the body.1 DMD is more common in males than females, with an incidence rate of 1:5000 and 1:50,000,000, respectively.2 Female heterozygotes theoretically have 50% normal cells…

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Batch size and steps in multiple gpus – distributed

sl5035 (Robin Lee) August 16, 2023, 2:29am 1 Lets say I have 2 million datasets. If I set batch-size to 1 and use 4 gpus on my machine and train the model using accelerate (huggingface), does it mean that each epoch will have 500,000 steps (2 million / 4) or…

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Human Microbiome Analysis Opens Wide Array of Dx Opportunities, But Science Unsettled

NEW YORK – At-home gut microbiome testing is a burgeoning branch of the overall genetic testing field, but consumers may be buying tests that offer little useful information at best and disinformation at worst. As genetic testing in general gains broader consumer acceptance, and the link between gut microbe composition…

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Organoids Derived from Stem Cells Produce Tooth Enamel Proteins

Organoids have now been created from stem cells to secrete the proteins that form dental enamel, the substance that protects teeth from damage and decay. A multi-disciplinary team of scientists from the University of Washington in Seattle led this effort. “This is a critical first step to our long-term goal…

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