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COVID-19 and the Central Dogma: an activity to improve student learning and engagement.

https://turnerlab.yale.edu/publications/covid-19-and-central-dogma-activity-improve-student-learning-and-engagement

The only mutations that matter for the evolution of life’s diversity are those that can be passed on to offspring. These occur in reproductive cells like eggs and sperm and are called germline mutations.

https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolution-101/mechanisms-the-processes-of-evolution/mutations/

Directed evolution aims to expedite the natural evolution process of biological molecules and systems in a test tube through iterative rounds of gene diversifications and library screening/selection. It has become one of the most powerful and widespread tools for engineering improved or novel functions in proteins, metabolic pathways, and even whole genomes. This review describes the commonly used gene diversification strategies, screening/selection methods, and recently developed continuous evolution strategies for directed evolution. Moreover, we highlight some representative applications of directed evolution in engineering nucleic acids, proteins, pathways, genetic circuits, viruses, and whole cells. Finally, we discuss the challenges and future perspectives in directed evolution.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/directed-evolution

Synthetic DNA is typically used for research in areas where using active DNA is not possible or not preferred. The process involves advanced research into DNA sequencing and a creative imagination. One of the most exciting things about using synthetic DNA is the flexibility that it offers the biologist working with it. 

https://psychesystems.com/what-is-synthetic-dna-and-what-it-means-for-genetics/

Frontier is built with HPE Cray EX supercomputers that deliver end-to-end capabilities comprised of compute, accelerated compute, software, storage and networking to support the magnitude of exascale performance.

The new exascale supercomputer, which is more powerful than the world’s next seven largest supercomputers combined, is dedicated to open science, allowing researchers, scientists, and engineers from a variety of public and private institutions, to leverage Frontier.

In addition to modeling and simulating complex scientific research, across biological, physical and chemical sciences, with higher resolution, Frontier will also enable dramatic breakthroughs in AI. At an exascale speed, Frontier’s users can develop AI models that are 4.5X faster and 8X larger, allowing to train more data that can increase predictability and speed time-to-discovery.

https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2022/05/hewlett-packard-enterprise-ushers-in-new-era-with-worlds-first-and-fastest-exascale-supercomputer-frontier-for-the-us-department-of-energys-oak-ridge-national-laboratory.html

Putin warned of the dangers of ‘playing God’ with the genetic code.

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Vladimir Putin warns of genetic super-soldiers ‘more deadly than a nuclear bomb’

Rob Waugh

Rob Waugh·Contributor

October 24, 2017

As if there wasn’t enough to worry about with the threat of nuclear war on the horizon, Vladimir Putin has suggested something worse might be on the horizon.

The Russian leader said that human beings genetically engineered to be ‘immune’ to pain and fear would actually be more dangerous than a nuclear weapon.

Speaking to students at the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi, Putin warned of the dangers of ‘playing God’ with the genetic code.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/vladimir-putin-warns-genetic-super-soldiers-deadly-nuclear-bomb-092124906.html

>>17830780

John 1

King James Version

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.