It sounds like a plot for a Cold War thriller—training a gene to infiltrate a cell and reside there, unnoticed, until an external self-destruct signal induces it to destroy its new home.
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 8, 2022
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Proton therapy is a precise and effective treatment for tumors in sensitive areas of the body, such as the brain or the eyes, with the advantage that it spares healthy tissue. In this procedure, protons (positively charged ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 1, 2022
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Many future gene and cell therapies to treat diseases like cancer, rare genetic and other conditions could be enhanced in their efficacy, persistence, and predictability by so-called "genomic safe harbors (GSHs)." These are ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 24, 2022
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Because iPS cells can be made into just about any cell type in the body, they have great promise for cell therapies. One major problem, however, is that not all reprogramming cells successfully become iPS cells, resulting ...
Biotechnology
Jan 6, 2022
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Lanthanide-doped nanoparticles (LnNPs) can harvest the near-infrared (NIR) light to emit higher energy photons (upconversion) or lower energy photons (downshifting). In a recent study published in ACS Nano, a team led by ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 5, 2022
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Not all superheroes wear capes—some live in rubbish bins, garbage dumps and on dead bodies. Maggots are the offspring of the blowfly, the scourge of the Aussie picnic, nuisance of summer and feared by farmers for infesting ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 28, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the devastating impact of acute lung inflammation (ALI), which is part of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that is the dominant cause of death in COVID-19. A potential new route ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 27, 2021
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When cells are exposed to ionizing radiation, more destructive chain reactions may occur than previously thought. An international team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg has ...
Biochemistry
Dec 20, 2021
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New research has moved a step closer to harnessing viruses to fight bacterial infection, reducing the threat of antibiotic resistance.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 20, 2021
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On a windy December morning in rural southwest Michigan, an American flag flapped at half-staff outside Paw Paw Early Elementary School. A social worker with a miniature therapy dog named Trixie offered comfort at the entry ...
Education
Dec 20, 2021
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