Biologists' favorite worm gets viruses
A workhorse of modern biology is sick, and scientists couldn't be happier.
A workhorse of modern biology is sick, and scientists couldn't be happier.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 25, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Viruses have led scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to the discovery of a security system in host cells.
Biochemistry
Nov 17, 2010
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University of Illinois researchers have confirmed the first report of a potential new virus belonging to the genus Marafivirus in switchgrass, a biomass crop being evaluated for commercial cellulosic ethanol production.
Biotechnology
Nov 3, 2010
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How a retrovirus, like HIV, reproduces and assembles new viruses is different than previously thought, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Understanding the steps a virus takes for assembly could allow ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 15, 2010
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Nihal Altan-Bonnet, assistant professor of cell biology, Rutgers University in Newark, and her research team have made a significant new discovery about RNA (Ribonucleic acid) viruses and how they replicate themselves.
Cell & Microbiology
May 28, 2010
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Although recent advances have raised hopes that a protective vaccine can be developed, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remains a major public health problem. Much has been learned about HIV-1, the virus that causes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 12, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In its fight against an intruding virus, an enzyme in our immune system may sense certain types of viral RNA pairs, according to scientists.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 4, 2009
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Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have discovered that specific microRNAs (non-coding RNAs that interfere with gene expression) reduce HIV replication and infectivity in human T-cells. In particular, ...
Biochemistry
Jun 25, 2009
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Biomedical engineers have developed a new type of probe that allows them to visualize single ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules within live cells more easily than existing methods. The tool will help scientists learn more about ...
Biochemistry
Apr 6, 2009
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Influenza is and remains a disease to reckon with. Seasonal epidemics around the world kill several hundred thousand people every year. In the light of looming pandemics if bird flu strains develop the ability to infect humans ...
Feb 4, 2009
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