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How do viruses evolve to infect new hosts?

Researchers discuss how protein thermostability prevents the misfolding of viral proteins from being heated.

7 Jun 2022

Ketogenic diet promotes muscle stem cell resilience but slows injury repair in mice

Fasting sends muscle stem cells into a deep resting state that slows muscle repair but also makes them more resistant to stress, according to a Stanford Medicine study of laboratory mice.

7 Jun 2022

Novel approach to drug repurposing incorporates two-stage prediction and machine learning

A new study presents a novel approach to drug repurposing that incorporates two-stage prediction and machine learning.

7 Jun 2022

Study reveals how common drug-resistant superbug responds to ‘last resort’ antibiotic

A study published today in Cell Reports reveals how populations of a bacterium called Pseudomonas respond to being treated with Colistin, a 'last resort' antibiotic for patients who have developed multi-drug resistant infections.

7 Jun 2022

Study demonstrates how some fast-growing bacteria can evade antibiotic treatment

Scientists have demonstrated how some fast-growing bacteria can retreatment with antibiotics, according to a study published today in eLife.

7 Jun 2022

Basolateral amygdala may play a larger, overarching role during naturalistic events

The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is a region of the brain that has been almost exclusively studied in the context of fear and emotion.

7 Jun 2022

Traditional methods of testing may not be enough to detect low levels of high-risk salmonella

Poultry is responsible for more than one out of every five cases of salmonella infection in the U.S. But traditional methods of testing the chicken you grab off the grocery shelf may not be enough to detect all strains of the bacteria, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

7 Jun 2022

Study offers insights into genetic factors that affect immunological responses in type 1 diabetes

New insights into how genetic factors affect the body's immune response in type 1 diabetes have been published in eLife.

7 Jun 2022

Phase separation discovery could lead to new interventions to regulate immune activity

Protein complexes that play a critical role in launching an immune response assemble in droplets that form within the liquid environment in cells much like oil droplets in water, UT Southwestern scientists report in a new study.

6 Jun 2022

Study finds striking epigenetic differences in the airway cells of adult children born to asthmatic mothers

Asthma is a chronic condition that affects 25 million people in the United States. Having a mother with asthma is an important risk factor and a new study may explain why.

6 Jun 2022

Color-changing mouse model aids in better visualization of internal physiology

Biomedical and genetic engineers at Duke University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have developed a process to change the color of a mouse's tissue in imaging to better visualize its internal physiology.

6 Jun 2022

Study offers recommendations for improving statistical inference in population genomics

The second century Alexandrian astronomer and mathematician Claudius Ptolemy had a grand ambition. Hoping to make sense of the motion of stars and the paths of planets, he published a magisterial treatise on the subject, known as the Almagest.

6 Jun 2022

MIT researchers identify components of mucus that can inhibit fungal infections

Candida albicans is a yeast that often lives in the human digestive tract and mouth, as well as urinary and reproductive organs.

6 Jun 2022

SLS Expands Operations with Two New Acquisitions

Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) – the leading supplier of equipment, chemicals and consumables for laboratory use in the UK – has announced the acquisition of two businesses, Gem Scientific and Northern Balance, to expand its product and service offerings. Both companies will continue to operate as independent entities and retain all employees, whilst harnessing SLS’s business support and infrastructure to benefit all parties, stakeholders and customers.

6 Jun 2022

Dotmatics Strengthens Leadership Team as it Continues to Invest in Organization Capabilities and Accelerate Growth

Dotmatics, the leader in R&D scientific software connecting science, data, and decision-making, today announced the addition of Larry Samuelson as Chief Legal Officer and Neil Frye as Chief People Officer. The appointments further bolster the company’s executive team as the company extends the reach of its research and data solutions globally.

From Dotmatics 6 Jun 2022

Persistence of viral RNA following acute infection

Professor Diane Griffin from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA, has recently explained the persistence mechanism of viral RNA in the human body after clinical recovery from acute infection.

6 Jun 2022

Addressing the ‘trust factor’: South Carolina researchers tackle health disparities using genetics

Quenton Tompkins' family tree is deeply rooted in rural McCormick County, South Carolina.

6 Jun 2022

INTEGRA’s VOYAGER pipette simplifies testing of air purifiers

Scientists at Aerosol Research and Engineering Labs (ARE Labs) are using the VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipette from INTEGRA Biosciences to increase the throughput of their bioaerosol detection protocols. This innovative pipette is speeding up serial dilutions and microbial plating, allowing the team to efficiently test the ability of purifiers to reduce the presence of microbes in circulating air.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 6 Jun 2022

Using DNA droplets for early disease detection

Aqueous droplet formation by liquid-liquid phase separation (or coacervation) in macromolecules is a hot topic in life sciences research.

3 Jun 2022

Novel approach identifies potent drug-like molecules that bind to cancer protein of interest

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have identified potent, highly specific compounds that interfere with bromodomain (BD)-containing proteins involved in cancer.

3 Jun 2022

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How do viruses evolve to infect new hosts?

Ketogenic diet promotes muscle stem cell resilience but slows injury repair in mice

Novel approach to drug repurposing incorporates two-stage prediction and machine learning

Study reveals how common drug-resistant superbug responds to ‘last resort’ antibiotic

Study demonstrates how some fast-growing bacteria can evade antibiotic treatment

Basolateral amygdala may play a larger, overarching role during naturalistic events

Traditional methods of testing may not be enough to detect low levels of high-risk salmonella

Study offers insights into genetic factors that affect immunological responses in type 1 diabetes

Phase separation discovery could lead to new interventions to regulate immune activity

Study finds striking epigenetic differences in the airway cells of adult children born to asthmatic mothers

Color-changing mouse model aids in better visualization of internal physiology

Study offers recommendations for improving statistical inference in population genomics

MIT researchers identify components of mucus that can inhibit fungal infections

SLS Expands Operations with Two New Acquisitions

Dotmatics Strengthens Leadership Team as it Continues to Invest in Organization Capabilities and Accelerate Growth

Persistence of viral RNA following acute infection

Addressing the ‘trust factor’: South Carolina researchers tackle health disparities using genetics

INTEGRA’s VOYAGER pipette simplifies testing of air purifiers

Using DNA droplets for early disease detection

Novel approach identifies potent drug-like molecules that bind to cancer protein of interest

The Proteoform Puzzle: Unlocking the Next Frontier

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

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