Safe and effective vaccines offer hope for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the possible emergence of vaccine-resistant SARS-CoV-2 variants, as well as novel coronaviruses, make finding treatments that work against ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 21, 2021
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The results of scientific research can often bring considerable societal and economic benefits. But the path from the lab bench to a real-world application can take years, even for projects that are designed from the outset ...
Other
Jul 16, 2021
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Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed immune cell-mimicking nanoparticles that target inflammation in the lungs and deliver drugs directly where they're needed. As a proof of concept, the ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 16, 2021
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When starting a vaccine program, scientists generally have anecdotal understanding of the disease they're aiming to target. When COVID-19 surfaced over a year ago, there were so many unknowns about the fast-moving virus that ...
Biotechnology
May 19, 2021
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Blocked blood vessels in the brains of stroke patients prevent oxygen-rich blood from getting to cells, causing severe damage. Plants and some microbes produce oxygen through photosynthesis. What if there was a way to make ...
Bio & Medicine
May 19, 2021
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Scientists have revealed how an antibiotic of 'last resort' kills bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
May 4, 2021
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When disease outbreaks happen, response time in developing and distributing treatments is crucial to saving lives. Unfortunately, developing custom drugs as countermeasures is often a slow and difficult process.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 21, 2021
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One surprising star of the coronavirus pandemic response has been the molecule called mRNA. It's the key ingredient in the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. But mRNA itself is not a new invention from the lab. It evolved ...
Biotechnology
Apr 12, 2021
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Researchers from AUT BioDesign Lab have developed a prosthetic fin to rehabilitate injured sea turtles. Healthy oceans need sea turtles, but they are unfortunately frequently injured by human factors such as boats and fishing ...
Biotechnology
Mar 30, 2021
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A rare isotope in high demand for treating cancer is now more available to pharmaceutical companies developing and testing new drugs.
Materials Science
Mar 26, 2021
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