Scarlet fever has revealed unusual high infect rate in Hong Kong this year. So far, 466 children were infected and 2 of them dead. Scarlet fever is caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a gram-positive pathogen that can be transmitted ...
Biotechnology
Jun 22, 2011
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Bacteria often attack with toxins designed to hijack or even kill host cells. To avoid self-destruction, bacteria have ways of protecting themselves from their own toxins.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 8, 2011
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A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the National Center for Biotechnology Information of the National Institutes of Health (NIH-NCBI) ...
Biotechnology
Apr 1, 2015
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The advance of science is something like the wandering of an explorer through an uncharted jungle. Often, the dense undergrowth can seem impenetrable, but at certain privileged moments, a clearing opens, and an entirely new ...
Biotechnology
Apr 23, 2019
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Manuka honey could help clear chronic wound infections and even prevent them from developing in the first place, according to a new study published in Microbiology. The findings provide further evidence for the clinical use ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 31, 2012
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Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the most important bacterial causes of human skin infections. If S. pyogenes invades deep into the tissue, it can cause life-threatening illnesses, such as sepsis and toxic shock. With its ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 31, 2021
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Scientists at the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), in collaboration with KIM Eunji (ToolGen Inc.) and KIM Jeong Hun (Seoul National University) have engineered the smallest CRISPR-Cas9 ...
Biotechnology
Feb 21, 2017
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An enzyme found in many bacteria, including the bacterium that gives us strep throat, has given mankind a cheap and effective tool with which to edit our own genes. This technology, called CRISPR, is also being used to understand ...
Biotechnology
Jan 25, 2017
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An Oxford University spinout company is developing a molecular superglue for the rapid development of vaccines targeting a range of diseases.
Biochemistry
Mar 31, 2017
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An interdisciplinary team of Oxford University researchers has devised a new technique to speed up the development of novel vaccines.
Biotechnology
Jan 19, 2016
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