The front line of the human immune system is made up of T-cells: white blood cells that circulate in the body and scan for foreign invaders and infections. If a T-cell surface receptor detects a threat during its surveillance, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 11, 2016
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Researchers have developed a light-activated tool to show how drugs need to be adapted to combat type 2 diabetes.
Biochemistry
Apr 11, 2016
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University of Oxford and Monash University scientists have discovered how proteins present in tick saliva prevent the immune system from running amok.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 29, 2016
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The human genome codes for more than 20,000 different proteins, however the molecular role for many of these proteins is not known. As most proteins are conserved from fly to humans, understanding the molecular role of a ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 8, 2016
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Production of an antibody can be doubled without loss in quality by genetically modifying special cells to overexpress heat shock protein 27 (HSP27), a Singaporean research team has shown, bringing efficient production of ...
Biotechnology
Feb 11, 2016
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Using carbon nanotubes, MIT chemical engineers have devised a new method for detecting proteins, including fibrinogen, one of the coagulation factors critical to the blood-clotting cascade.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 14, 2016
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Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus was first detected in the U.S. in 1987. Pigs who contract the disease have extreme difficulty reproducing, don't gain weight and have a high mortality rate. To date, ...
Biotechnology
Dec 8, 2015
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have confirmed that blood vessel-like structures found in an 80 million-year-old hadrosaur fossil are original to the animal, and not biofilm or other contaminants. Their findings ...
Archaeology
Dec 1, 2015
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Faculty of Medicine scientists have created a "Franken-platelet" - a supercharged blood cell - that might be capable of healing major wounds, busting clots or blocking inflammation.
Biochemistry
Nov 4, 2015
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Scientists from New Zealand and Australia have created the first three-dimensional image of a key protein involved in the development of blood and other cancers.
Biochemistry
Oct 8, 2015
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