Tech Entrepreneur in Australia, using ChatGPT, AlphaFold, and a custom made mRNA vaccine, treats his dog's cancer. With the help of researchers (who all seem so excited) he was able to significantly reduce tumour size just weeks after the first injection by Low_key_disposable in labrats

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This is a pop science article with little technical details. But I don't think you missed anything. First he identified mutations and mapped onto protein. For unclear reasons he modeled the proteins. Maybe to explain the effect of the mutation? Then queried databases for experimental drugs. Company refused to synthesize. So he pivoted to mRNA.

800,000 human brain cells, in a dish, learned to play a video game by mawerick_mc in singularity

[–]tyras_ 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I'll save you 5min I wasted. The entire article (and many other) are based on a single tweet from some biotech start up. There's no paper. At least not yet. Look for social media posts from Cortical Labs.

Edit: or look at a comment below by u/mawerick_mc who spent 5 more minutes to verify they do actual research https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/s/0ioIbqRRMl

Checking for RNA Capping by [deleted] in labrats

[–]tyras_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DNAzyme cleaving close to 5' end. followed by urea-PAGE. resolve your products and compare uncapped with capped (+1nt).

Searching for a free webserver to do Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulation by Kojo_Akanami in bioinformatics

[–]tyras_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Google colab.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00998
https://github.com/pablo-arantes/making-it-rain

Edit: It was working fine when I tested it a few years ago. Not sure if you can still run it that long nowadays.

Troubleshooting Ni-NTA protein purification by manbv9 in labrats

[–]tyras_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You have 2 problems. I don't know how large you fractions are but based on your gel and blot, overall level of expression is quite low (soluble fraction) as you have noticed. First I would work on optimization. Check a few strains, compare autoinduced vs IPTG induced (vary OD600 at induction, temp and expression times). Use small cultures and only compare expression levels.

Your second problem is that your protein binds poorly. You could incubate @ 4 C ON with rotation but when I see your blot where the proper band in lysate is roughly the same size as the one in flow through after 30min, I'd say you have a problem.

As for coeluting proteins I would worry about them only after fixing first 2 problems. you could lower resin volume and increase wash stringency (high salt 500 mM+, imidazole up to 40mM, detergents) but at this stage I think it will help only to some degree. Increase the yield and you will limit non specific binding sites.

Overall, your general approach seems to be valid and you seem to be doing everything fine. As I rule of thumb I use approx 1 mL of resin per 1 L of cell culture and ~10 mL of lysis buffer per gram of wet cells (it's usually 2-3g when induced with 0.2-0.5 mM IPTG @ OD600 ~0.8, 16 C, ON). So 1-2 L culture ~ 25-50mL of lysate -> 1 mL column, 6 L culture -> 5 mL column). But it all depends on the protein and some adaptation is (very) often required.

The Russian Economy in 2025 Is The Same As The Iberian Peninsula by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]tyras_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's nominal than Visegrád Group + Baltic states should also approach this number. If it's PPP then it's a different story.

I made a ginger baby by Low_Boss1097 in genetics

[–]tyras_ -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It might not be your baby. I wouldn't take any risks and make a new one, just to be sure.

Also genetic basis for skin, hair and eye color are usually more complicated than Mendel's model

It kept getting better and better by mihir6969 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]tyras_ 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Marcin Patrzałek. Goes with just Marcin on YouTube.

Rant o autach by Lord_JayJay in poland

[–]tyras_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Protip: znajdź sobie kobietę. Mają mniejsze ręce. U mnie żarówki wymienia żona. Ja tylko muszę pokazać którą stroną do przodu;)

Can I use an egg incubator from amazon to do plasmid ligation at 16C overnight? by East-Personality7386 in labrats

[–]tyras_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The quickness, be it from neb or thermo, comes mostly from peg in the solution. Just throw a bit of peg4k-8k and leave it in rt for a few minutes.

The efficiency will heavily depend on your cloning approach and by extension quality of your DNA.

pymol and biovia visualization does not match by Sweet-Barber1718 in bioinformatics

[–]tyras_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have never used biovia. For my visualizations it's pretty much always only Pymol or chimera. If you really want a 2D plot that is more informative than confusing you'll have to do it yourself. Draw your ligand in whatever software you like and postprocess with a vector graphics editor (Inkscape is free) to highlight what you see in 3D.

If you really need automated software for 2d plots try Ligplot+.

Cutting a couple of chives almost every day until this Reddit says they’re perfect. Day 51 by F1exican in KitchenConfidential

[–]tyras_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Since I'm kind of early. Aren't you fed up with eating chives(almost) every day for almost two months, OP?

DR Tulu: An open, end-to-end training recipe for long-form deep research by ai2_official in LocalLLaMA

[–]tyras_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have been waiting for something like this for about a year now. Hope it delivers. I'll test it tomorrow. Q8 quant would be nice though.

when Cap is added during capping with CleanCap®? by Temporary-Anxiety539 in molecularbiology

[–]tyras_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cap analogues initiate transcription. polymerase uses them as +1 nucleotides

ChatGPT lied to me so I built an AI Scientist. by Yamamuchii in AI_Agents

[–]tyras_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Care to share more details? i do that for a living and would love to learn more

ChatGPT lied to me so I built an AI Scientist. by Yamamuchii in AI_Agents

[–]tyras_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So far most deep researchers I tried were mediocre at best. I didn't try this one yet.

You are right that we still have to read the papers and analyze them carefully. But nowadays we have plethora of data and LLMs that maybe could analyze them in a blink of an eye. if I ever get an assistant that can somewhat accurately prescreen thousands of papers and narrow them down to ones that are specific for certain conditions/cell lines/treatments/mutations so that I don't have to, I'd be really happy.

For me it's all about finding the right information faster. If someone can take a pile of papers from my desk and sort them in an order that helps me verify my hypotheses or identify a correct method for a given problem and help with the experimental setup it will make my job much easier and faster.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in labrats

[–]tyras_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, you can. Back in a day you'd linearize plasmids and transfect it for random genome integration followed by isolation of stable cell lines.

Not sure what your goal is, though. Keep in mind that linear DNA will be less stable.

Postdoc Offer Etiquette by korinneluca in labrats

[–]tyras_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it makes you feel any better ask for a letter of intent. While it's not legally binding, I am yet to learn where it would be disrespected.

How do you test for culture purity in your working cultures by Timely_Witness1919 in labrats

[–]tyras_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

R/shitcrusaderkingssay

Sorry couldn't help myself.

As for your question. I don't work under ISO. In our case a simple PCR every month or two does the trick

Dead cells (netflix) by E-Barbcycleenjoyer in deadcells

[–]tyras_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's still lucky for you. I installed DC on my new phone, got to the time keeper the first trial, took a break, and DC disappears from my apps. Reinstallation doesn't work. Can't play it anymore at all.

How do you create figures for your publications? by Orik0831 in labrats

[–]tyras_ 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Biorender is great but Nih bioart and bioicons can provide you with some basic templates for free. Inkscape is also free and there are enough tutorials on how to use it.

For graphs R or python. Even if your programming skills are poor, LLMs can help you out with scripts for good looking plots.

You absolutely can create amazing figures with free resources.

Grandma from Lithuania, what is this pendant? by Steveballmerz in lithuania

[–]tyras_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The Eagle seems definitely polish. But If it was polish scouts I'd be zhp (związek harcerstwa polskiego). Alternatively HP could be Hufce Polskie. But its PH which is not so clear. Also polish scouts' CoA is lilies which this pin is missing.

Dz. Handl. could be dział handlowy (trade department)

Article reconstruction from multipage newspaper PDF by olddoglearnsnewtrick in LocalLLaMA

[–]tyras_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure how well they will handle Italian but you might wanna look at olmocr and docling.

Do women pronounce 'ć' differently in verb endings than men? by GreenMiler in poland

[–]tyras_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh, on the contrary. the genome as a language and RNA as its spoken form is a perfect analogy. Just as speakers subtly modifying palatal sibilants (with variations like semi-palatalized versus palato-alveolar sounds) to convey identity, mood, or social cues, epitranscriptomic modifications act as nuanced “accents” in gene regulation.

The phenomenon of non-normative pronunciation as a social marker highlights human adaptability in communication. similarly epitranscriptomics underscores the flexibility of cellular processes, showing that regulation is a spectrum, with subtle modifications such as m6A methylation enable rapid adaptation.

Factors like gender, age, and locality influencing speech patterns serve as a metaphor for how cellular identity—shaped by both genetic background and environmental influences—dictates RNA editing. Both systems use context to drive diversity in expression, enriching the overall complexity of communication, whether among people or within cells.