Deakin University scientists may have found a way to stop the cancer that has been killing Tasmanian devils for the past 20 years.
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2016
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Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new approach to treating cancer using enzyme therapy.
Biotechnology
Aug 28, 2018
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Most living cells have a defined number of chromosomes: Human cells, for example, have 23 pairs. As cells divide, they can make errors that lead to a gain or loss of chromosomes, which is usually very harmful.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 19, 2017
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As current antibiotics dwindle in effectiveness against multidrug-resistant pathogens, researchers are seeking potential replacements in some unlikely places. Now a team has identified bacteria with promising antibiotic activity ...
Biochemistry
Mar 31, 2019
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Fruit flies infected with a blood-borne parasite consume alcohol to self-medicate, a behavior that greatly increases their survival rate, an Emory University study finds.
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2012
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A naturally occurring predatory bacterium is able to work with the immune system to clear multi-drug resistant Shigella infections in zebrafish, according to a study published today in Current Biology.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 23, 2016
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UCLA researchers have developed synthetic T lymphocytes, or T cells, that are near-perfect facsimiles of human T cells.
Biochemistry
Jun 26, 2018
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the clinical spectrum observed among people infected with SARS-CoV-2 ranged from asymptomatic carriage to death. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and the Collège de France, in collaboration ...
Evolution
Aug 26, 2023
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(Phys.org)—Lymph nodes can provide a suitable home for a variety of cells and tissues from other organs, suggesting that a cell-based alternative to whole organ transplantation might one day be feasible, according to researchers ...
Biotechnology
Sep 27, 2012
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The richest and poorest Americans differ in life expectancy by more than a decade. Glaring health inequalities across the socioeconomic spectrum are often attributed to access to medical care and differences in habits such ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2016
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