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New approach could pave the way for development of pan-coronavirus antivirals

To put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror and prevent other coronaviruses from causing havoc, the world needs an arsenal of measures to prevent and treat these infections.

13 Jul 2022

Researchers gain unexpected insights into activation mechanism of flaviviruses

A collaboration between researchers at the Center for Virology of the Medical University of Vienna and the Pasteur Institute in Paris has provided unexpected insights into the atomic interactions of the tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus in infected cells.

13 Jul 2022

Study suggests ZCB11 as a promising antibody drug against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Researchers at the AIDS Institute, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, the LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong and the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, HKU, together with structural biologists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, have demonstrated that ZCB11, a broadly neutralizing antibody derived from a local mRNA-vaccinee against the spreading Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2, displays potent antiviral activities against all variants of concern (VOCs), including the dominantly spreading Omicron BA.1, BA1.1 and BA.2.

13 Jul 2022

Diversifying STEM; the Importance of Representation, Equity, and Inclusion

As part of our SLAS Europe 2022 coverage, we speak to Paula Petrone, Associate Research Professor at ISGlobal, about the importance of representation, inclusion, and equity in the STEM fields.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 13 Jul 2022

Production of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from hyperimmunized chickens

A new study reports the production of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in hyperimmunized hens.

12 Jul 2022

Ancestral molecule from bacteria-like cells may offer evolutionary insight on sexual reproduction

A study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, among others, presents the theory that egg-sperm fusion, a crucial feature of sexual reproduction in plants and animals, may have originated from an ancient form of genetic exchange that involved the fusion of bacteria-like microorganisms called archaea.

12 Jul 2022

Cancer cells can gravitate toward certain mechanical 'sweet spot' environments, study finds

An international team of researchers led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineers have found that cancer cells can gravitate toward certain mechanical "sweet spot" environments, providing new insights into how cancer invades the body.

12 Jul 2022

Study offers insight into cancer cell migration and opens new possibilities for stopping it

An international research group has investigated the mechanisms of cell migration and the impact of tissue rigidity on cell positioning and steering. The research sheds light on e.g. cancer cell migration and opens new possibilities for stopping and directing it.

12 Jul 2022

Study calls for more conservation efforts to preserve adaptive DNA diversity of dolphin populations

The first widespread census of the genetic diversity of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) populations living along 3000km of Australia's southern coastline has raised key pointers for future conservation efforts.

12 Jul 2022

3D models of cranial endocasts help better understand brain evolution of lungfishes

The evolution of the brain and nervous system in animals has been wound back more than 400 million years, thanks to the examination of fossil remains of ancient lungfish providing a missing link in the emergence of land-living, four-legged animals on Earth.

12 Jul 2022

Stinging nettle extract inhibits SARS-CoV-2 cell fusion

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Ghent University and KU Leuven, Belgium, demonstrated that Urtica dioica agglutinin (UDA), a monomeric lectin extracted from stinging nettle rhizomes, inhibited severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) cell to cell fusion.

12 Jul 2022

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in tissues leads to long COVID

PASC is likely the result of long-term persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in various tissues

11 Jul 2022

Scientists capture a clear picture of the nuclear pore complex using X-rays

Your body is made of close to 100 trillion cells that keep you healthy and alive. Each cell has billions of parts of its own, all of them working in tandem to keep life's processes moving.

11 Jul 2022

Researchers create a comprehensive map of how complex networks of genes function together

Using new technologies to study thousands of genes simultaneously within immune cells, researchers at Gladstone Institutes, UC San Francisco (UCSF), and Stanford School of Medicine have created the most detailed map yet of how complex networks of genes function together.

11 Jul 2022

DNA must be enormously compressed in sperm cells, study says

If you are moaning once again about your suitcase being far too small as your vacation approaches, you should take human sperm cells as an inspiration.

11 Jul 2022

Newly-discovered historical information reveals that Mendel was decades ahead of his time

Gregor Mendel, the Moravian monk, was indeed "decades ahead of his time and truly deserves the title of 'founder of genetics.'" So concludes an international team of scientists as the 200th birthday of Mendel approaches on 20 July.

11 Jul 2022

UT Southwestern researchers reveal the physical mechanism behind a neurological autoimmune disease

Using UT Southwestern's Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility, researchers for the first time have captured images of an autoantibody bound to a nerve cell surface receptor, revealing the physical mechanism behind a neurological autoimmune disease.

11 Jul 2022

Researchers unravel how epithelial cells become invasive and cancerous

Epithelial cells, which line the surfaces and organs of the body, can protect themselves against cancer by removing unhealthy or abnormal cells through a mechanism known as "apical extrusion," where the damaged cells are forcibly removed from the cell layer by the surrounding healthy cells.

11 Jul 2022

Salk professor wins $2 million to gain better understanding of cassava genetics

Research Professor Todd Michael will receive nearly $2 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to sequence the genomes of multiple lineages of the cassava plant, a large starchy root vegetable also known as yuca root consumed in more than 80 countries around the world.

8 Jul 2022

First biohybrid model of human ventricles is an important step forward for organ biofabrication

Heart disease - the leading cause of death in the U.S. - is so deadly in part because the heart, unlike other organs, cannot repair itself after injury.

8 Jul 2022

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New approach could pave the way for development of pan-coronavirus antivirals

Researchers gain unexpected insights into activation mechanism of flaviviruses

Study suggests ZCB11 as a promising antibody drug against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Diversifying STEM; the Importance of Representation, Equity, and Inclusion

Production of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from hyperimmunized chickens

Ancestral molecule from bacteria-like cells may offer evolutionary insight on sexual reproduction

Cancer cells can gravitate toward certain mechanical 'sweet spot' environments, study finds

Study offers insight into cancer cell migration and opens new possibilities for stopping it

Study calls for more conservation efforts to preserve adaptive DNA diversity of dolphin populations

3D models of cranial endocasts help better understand brain evolution of lungfishes

Stinging nettle extract inhibits SARS-CoV-2 cell fusion

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in tissues leads to long COVID

Scientists capture a clear picture of the nuclear pore complex using X-rays

Researchers create a comprehensive map of how complex networks of genes function together

DNA must be enormously compressed in sperm cells, study says

Newly-discovered historical information reveals that Mendel was decades ahead of his time

UT Southwestern researchers reveal the physical mechanism behind a neurological autoimmune disease

Researchers unravel how epithelial cells become invasive and cancerous

Salk professor wins $2 million to gain better understanding of cassava genetics

First biohybrid model of human ventricles is an important step forward for organ biofabrication

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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