An illness that has sickened dogs in northern Michigan, killing some of them, was found to be canine parvovirus, a common ailment the affected dogs were not fully vaccinated against, state officials said.
Veterinary medicine
Aug 25, 2022
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For more than 30 years, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been the gold standard in molecular diagnostic testing, detecting genetic material, such as those from a virus or from human DNA. But PCR, including reverse transcription ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 25, 2022
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The largest study ever conducted on a free-ranging population of rhinoceroses reveals that about one in every seven rhinos in a key South African national park has been infected with Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), the pathogen ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2022
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Last year, researchers at MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research discovered and characterized Cas7-11, the first CRISPR enzyme capable of making precise, guided cuts to strands of RNA without harming cells in the process. ...
Biotechnology
May 31, 2022
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A team led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found a previously overlooked treasure trove of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies. The newly discovered black holes offer a glimpse into ...
Astronomy
May 24, 2022
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Dogs can use their incredible sense of smell to sniff out various forms of cancer in human breath, blood and urine samples. Similarly, in the lab a much simpler organism, the roundworm C. elegans, wriggles its way toward ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 20, 2022
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Researchers have developed an automated method that predicts the effectiveness of viral diagnostic tests and designs optimized ones.
Biotechnology
Mar 4, 2022
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A new approach by LMU chemists could help to significantly improve diagnostic tests based on PCR. The enzymes used are triggered by light pulses.
Biotechnology
Dec 14, 2021
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Scientists at Cincinnati Children's appear to have flipped another piece in the underexplored puzzle of male infertility.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 26, 2021
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Single-use diagnostic tests often aren't practical for health professionals or patients in resource-limited areas, where cost and waste disposal are big concerns. So, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ...
Biochemistry
Sep 29, 2021
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