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Switching off 'master regulator' may protect critical brain cells from Parkinson's-related damage

Switching off a molecular "master regulator" may protect the brain from inflammatory damage and neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease, reports a study published today in Nature Neuroscience.

17 Aug 2020

Biotechnological production of a natural antibiotic

Thomas Brück saw the sea whip Antillogorgia elisabethae for the first time 17 years ago while diving on a research trip to the Bahamas.

17 Aug 2020

New technique enables real-time observation of influenza A hemagglutinin during viral entry

Unlike living organisms, to avoid extinction, viruses need to hijack living host machineries to generate new viruses.

17 Aug 2020

Deciphering the largest CRISPR system

Professor Guillermo Montoya spoke to News-Medical on his research that involved visualizing the largest and most complex CRISPR system.

17 Aug 2020

Combination of nanotechnology and genetic engineering for regulating fatal cancer stemness

The development of chemotherapeutic agents with selective anti-cancer activities is increasingly unattractive due to the emergence of resistance, poor targeting of cancer tissues, and subsequent metastasis.

17 Aug 2020

Standardized guidelines for phage therapy can speed up lifesaving treatment

When clinicians resort to phage therapy for patients who don't respond to antibiotics, the patients are usually very ill and time is of the essence. But the average time for labs to produce therapeutic phages is more than a month.

17 Aug 2020

Remains of 17th century Bishop provide insights into the origins of tuberculosis

Bishop Peder Winstrup of Lund, Sweden passed away in the winter of 1679 at the age of 74 and was interred in a crypt at Lund Cathedral.

15 Aug 2020

Understanding the relationship between movement and vision

To get a better look at the world around them, animals constantly are in motion. Primates and people use complex eye movements to focus their vision (as humans do when reading, for instance); birds, insects, and rodents do the same by moving their heads, and can even estimate distances that way.

15 Aug 2020

COVID-19 virus acts as a 'sponge' to deplete specific host microRNAs

Why is the COVID-19 virus deadly, while many other coronaviruses are fairly innocuous and just cause colds?

15 Aug 2020

Scientists hope to find clues about how life emerged by tinkering with its oldest components

"I'm fascinated with life, and that's why I want to break it."

15 Aug 2020

Chemists create complex, oxygen-containing molecules that are normally made by plants

Chemists at Scripps Research have efficiently created three families of complex, oxygen-containing molecules that are normally obtainable only from plants.

14 Aug 2020

Research shows how a protein stops cells from attacking their own DNA

Viruses multiply by injecting their DNA into a host cell. Once it enters the intracellular fluid, this foreign material triggers a defense mechanism known as the cGAS-STING pathway.

14 Aug 2020

UD researchers gain new insights into hepatitis B virus' genetic blueprint

Researchers at the University of Delaware, using supercomputing resources and collaborating with scientists at Indiana University, have gained new understanding of the virus that causes hepatitis B and the "spiky ball" that encloses the virus's genetic blueprint.

13 Aug 2020

Study identifies new set of multi-tasking taste cells

Our mouths may be home to a newly discovered set of multi-tasking taste cells that - unlike most known taste cells, which detect individual tastes - are capable of detecting sour, sweet, bitter and umami stimuli.

13 Aug 2020

Distance between options influences diners to pick more planet-friendly meals

Researchers have identified the optimal dish positions to help “nudge” diners into picking more planet-friendly meals in cafeterias.

13 Aug 2020

Critical questions remain about the role of microplastics in carrying pathogens

Key knowledge gaps exist in our understanding of how ocean microplastics transport bacteria and viruses - and whether this affects the health of humans and animals, researchers say.

13 Aug 2020

Engineered capsids for improved gene delivery to the retina and cornea

A rational design approach created novel variants of adeno-associated viral (AAV) capsids.

13 Aug 2020

Natural controllers shed light on immunity mechanisms against hepatitis B

Infections in humans caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) represent a major public health problem. Despite the availability of effective protective vaccines, more than 250 million individuals worldwide are chronically infected according to WHO estimates.

13 Aug 2020

Research reveals how quickly pre-cancerous skin lesions can form on the DNA

Luis Ortiz-Rodríguez grew up on the beaches of Puerto Rico--surfing, swimming and running in the hot sand--and swears he had never put on sunblock a day in his life.

13 Aug 2020

Researchers identify a protein that facilitates spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus through cells

Eric Ross and Sean Cascarina, biochemistry and molecular biology researchers at Colorado State University, have released a research paper identifying a protein encoded by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that may be associated with the quick spread of the virus through cells in the human body.

13 Aug 2020

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Switching off 'master regulator' may protect critical brain cells from Parkinson's-related damage

Biotechnological production of a natural antibiotic

New technique enables real-time observation of influenza A hemagglutinin during viral entry

Deciphering the largest CRISPR system

Combination of nanotechnology and genetic engineering for regulating fatal cancer stemness

Standardized guidelines for phage therapy can speed up lifesaving treatment

Remains of 17th century Bishop provide insights into the origins of tuberculosis

Understanding the relationship between movement and vision

COVID-19 virus acts as a 'sponge' to deplete specific host microRNAs

Scientists hope to find clues about how life emerged by tinkering with its oldest components

Chemists create complex, oxygen-containing molecules that are normally made by plants

Research shows how a protein stops cells from attacking their own DNA

UD researchers gain new insights into hepatitis B virus' genetic blueprint

Study identifies new set of multi-tasking taste cells

Distance between options influences diners to pick more planet-friendly meals

Critical questions remain about the role of microplastics in carrying pathogens

Engineered capsids for improved gene delivery to the retina and cornea

Natural controllers shed light on immunity mechanisms against hepatitis B

Research reveals how quickly pre-cancerous skin lesions can form on the DNA

Researchers identify a protein that facilitates spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus through cells

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

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

Shaping the future of lab automation through AI and robotics

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