Scientists have developed polypeptide-based materials that act as effective vectors for delivering gene therapies. The first-of-its-kind platform enables the vectors to be adapted to suit the specific gene therapy cargo.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 9, 2021
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A diet rich in human food may be wreaking havoc on the health of urban coyotes, according to a new study by University of Alberta biologists.
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2021
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A blanket ban on the trade of wild meat could create risks for nature and for human health, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2021
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Reducing fossil fuel use is essential to stopping climate change, but that goal will remain out of reach unless global agriculture and eating habits are also transformed, according to new research from the University of Minnesota ...
Environment
Nov 5, 2020
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The two key molecules that interact to drive fungal sepsis and meningitis are IP7—a molecule essential for fungal cell metabolism, and the protein Pho81—which regulates intake of the essential nutrient, phosphate.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 21, 2020
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A study of comet motions indicates that the solar system has a second alignment plane. Analytical investigation of the orbits of long-period comets shows that the aphelia of the comets, the point where they are farthest from ...
Astronomy
Sep 29, 2020
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Since humans first controlled fire, they have camped around it to circulate information, signaling each other when something approaches. Metaphorically, certain molecules have been carrying information around our cells to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 26, 2020
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Published in Advanced Functional Materials, a University of Sydney team of biomedical engineers has developed a plasma technology to robustly attach hydrogels—a jelly-like substance which is structurally similar to soft ...
Materials Science
Aug 3, 2020
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In a new study, published in the journal Nature, Michigan State University scientists show how plant genes select which microbes get to live inside their leaves in order to stay healthy.
Biotechnology
Apr 9, 2020
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Wrinkles on the skin of a microscopic worm might provide the key to a longer, healthier life for humans.
Biotechnology
Nov 20, 2019
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