The nuclease Cas13b associated with CRISPR defense systems—also known as genetic scissors—has the potential to be used in the future in hereditary diseases to silence adverse genes. In the fight against infections, it ...
Biotechnology
May 31, 2022
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Small interfering RNAs—or siRNAs—hold promise to treat tumors, through their ability to specifically knock down oncogenes that promote tumor growth without the toxicity that accompanies chemotherapy. However, the siRNAs ...
Bio & Medicine
May 24, 2022
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Working with tiny bacteria, Michigan State University researchers led by Lee Kroos have made a discovery that could have big implications for biology.
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 26, 2022
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The University of Konstanz team led by biologist Christof Hauck has discovered a novel inhibitor that locks tumor cells in place.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 20, 2022
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that has become resistant to most of the antibiotics used to treat regular staph infections. Duke University computer scientist Bruce Donald and ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 17, 2022
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Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have discovered that a nanoparticle therapeutic enhances cancer immunotherapy and is a possible new approach in treating malignant pleural effusion (MPE). MPE is the accumulation ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 16, 2021
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Cancer immunotherapy seeks to turn "cold" tumors into "hot" tumors––those that respond to immunotherapy––by awakening and enlisting the body's own immune system.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 30, 2021
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Antidepressants can help humans emerge from the darkness of depression. Expose crayfish to antidepressants, and they too become more outgoing—but that might not be such a positive thing for these freshwater crustaceans, ...
Ecology
Jun 15, 2021
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Polypharmacology—the ability of a drug to affect more than one protein—should be studied early in the drug discovery pathway, and constantly monitored as the chemical structure is optimized in the design of the clinical ...
Biochemistry
Jun 2, 2021
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The biological clock is present in almost all cells of an organism. As more and more evidence emerges that clocks in certain organs could be out of sync, there is a need to investigate and reset these clocks locally. Scientists ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 26, 2021
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