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11 May 2020
Science
FEATURE | 8 min READ

Joining the dots to tackle COVID-19: a bioinformatics approach

The global COVID-19 pandemic is a huge challenge for healthcare and science alike. Part of that is understanding how the SARS-Cov-2 virus causes such severe disease in some patients, triggering what is known as a cytokine storm that sends the immune system into overdrive.
04 May 2020
Science
FEATURE | 8 min READ

The miRNA driving the Weddell Seal’s incredible deep diving ability

Weddell Seals have the impressive ability to dive to depths approaching one kilometre for up to an hour at a time. Now, insights from a genomics study led by scientists at the Earlham Institute have highlighted the role that microRNAs can play in driving this adaptive evolution.