The deep-learning tool, called ERIS2, predicts how genetic mutations affect protein stability and is free for scientists to use.
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Do you think AI tools speeding up medical research will benefit you more than they risk harm?
Charlottesville news covers city government, Albemarle County, Charlottesville City Public Schools and civic life in the home of the University of Virginia. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding counties.
ROTC cadets held a 24-hour vigil before a Rotunda ceremony recognizing service members who were killed, missing, or held as prisoners of war.
Anonymous donors have given $6 million to the Manning Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Virginia to support drug development.
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Do you trust that local government offices provide adequate service access during building renovations?
The Pantops Mountain Place office will restrict in-person hours beginning November 2 for building renovations.
The court evaluates a request to move the trial for Michael Swiney, who faces seven felony sex crime charges.
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Do you believe local university traditions effectively help bring your community together?
The annual projection display returns to the university with expanded ten-minute loops.
Day to day, coverage runs across Charlottesville city hall and the Albemarle County board of supervisors, Charlottesville City Public Schools and the University of Virginia alongside the health care, education and government employers that shape the local economy. From Belmont and Fifeville to Starr Hill, North Downtown and Fry's Spring, neighborhood reporting extends through the city and into Fluvanna County, Greene County and Nelson County where a story crosses the line. The University of Virginia's health system, research programs and real estate footprint make it the dominant institutional force in local economic and planning decisions, and university actions frequently intersect with city government deliberations. The relationship between Charlottesville's rapid growth as a destination city and the affordability pressures on long-term residents is the structural tension that recurs most in local housing and development coverage.
