Genetic genealogy brings promise and challenges to the Nancy Guthrie case

Investigators are hopeful that some of the DNA that was found at Guthrie's home can be parsed and help point to a suspect in her disappearance.
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Thermodynamic computer mimics AI image generation using a fraction of the energy

Stephen Whitelam, a researcher whose work spans thermodynamic theory and machine learning, has described a framework for ...

This powerful forensic tool is cracking cold cases — but price tag is often an obstacle

Many law enforcement agencies are relying on crowdfunding to pay for genetic genealogy, which has helped solve hundreds of cases in recent years.
Open Heart

Enhanced cardiovascular disease risk prediction using integrated machine learning models: a study from the UK Biobank cohort

Objective Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of mortality globally, necessitating early risk ...

Transforming Genetic Testing with Flexibility and Control

GeneMetrics was established by a group of clinicians, scientists, and legal experts committed to addressing a fragmented ...

A hidden step before meiosis could reshape efforts to treat infertility

In human cells, DNA carries chemical or "epigenetic" marks that decide how genes will be used in different tissues. Yet in a ...

How genetic genealogy might help investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case

DNA science has helped solve criminal cases for decades. But increasingly, investigative genetic genealogy — which was first ...

Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...
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China launches megascience project to decode genetic blueprint of land plants

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have launched an ambitious international megascience project to decode the genetic blueprint of ...
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Movement is the final step — how algorithms drive robotic arms

From movement detection to real-time adjustments, the process shows how robotics mimic natural human motion. Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting $600 million in public health funds 'Rehab ...
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Multi-Time-Step Voltage Control in Transmission Grids Using Genetic Algorithms

Abstract: Traditional approaches for transmission system voltage control (TSVC) rely heavily on manual action or mathematical optimization methods, which face challenges when addressing the ...