Monthly Archives: April 2026

HGNC Newsletter Spring 2026

Posted on April 22, 2026 by DWN

Some of you will be interested in the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee Spring 2026 NewsLetter. —DwN 😊 Spring newsletter 2026 27 Mar 2026 VGNC Updates The VGNC project is green for go! We are delighted to announce that, following a … Continue reading →

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Dated gene duplications elucidate the evolutionary assembly of EUKARYOTES

Posted on April 22, 2026 by DWN

In a way, this article [see attached] is a sequel to the Moody et al. publication [The nature of the last universal common ancestor and its impact on the early Earth system. Nat Ecol Evol. 2024; 8: 1654-1666] — which … Continue reading →

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Novel Opioid Offers Potent Pain Relief Without Classic Side Effects

Posted on April 22, 2026 by DWN

his article just appeared in Medscape, and it should be (pharmacologically) very interesting — especially for any of us who are dealing with a lot of severe chronic lower back pain… ☹ —DwN Novel Opioid Offers Potent Pain Relief Without … Continue reading →

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COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY — Is this where A.I. and Machine Learning can really make a difference…?

Posted on April 22, 2026 by DWN

During the past ~30-40 years, the field of Structural Biology has exploded. From a string of nucleotides, 3-dimensional structures (of e.g., DNA, RNA) can be proposed. From a string of amino acids, cytoplasmic proteins as well as membrane-bound proteins can … Continue reading →

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