On-the-spot genome analysis
The ability to read the genome—all the DNA of an organism—has vast potential to understand human health and disease.
Biotechnology
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Discovery upturns understanding of how some viruses multiply
Scientists have shown that different segments of a virus genome can exist in distinct cells but work together to cause an infection.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2019
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New disease surveillance tool helps detect any human virus
During the Zika virus outbreak of 2015-16, public health officials scrambled to contain the epidemic and curb the pathogen's devastating effects on pregnant women. At the same time, scientists around the globe tried to understand ...
Biotechnology
Feb 4, 2019
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Herpes viruses and tumors evolved to learn how to manipulate the same ancient RNA
Herpes viral infections use the ancient genetic material found in the human genome to proliferate, mimicking the same process tumors have been found to manipulate, Mount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time. These ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 14, 2019
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Mobile, instant diagnosis of viruses
In a first for plant virology, a team from CIRAD recently used nanopore technology to sequence the entire genomes of two yam RNA viruses. This little-used but promising molecular biology technique paves the way for new tools ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 11, 2019
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International consortium offers guidelines, best practices for characterizing uncultivated viruses
Microbes in, on and around the planet are said to outnumber the stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. The total number of viruses is expected to vastly exceed even that calculation.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2018
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Machine learning tool can predict viral reservoirs in the animal kingdom
Many deadly and newly emerging viruses like Ebola and Zika circulate in wild animal and insect communities long before spreading to humans and causing severe disease. However, finding these natural virus hosts – which could ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2018
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Virus production boosted in cells to generate more vectors for gene transfer
The introduction of foreign genes into cells has a range of benefits, such as compensating for dysfunctional genes in cells and producing large amounts of specific gene products that can be harvested and used clinically. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 30, 2018
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Scientists crack genetic code of cane toad
A group of scientists from UNSW Sydney, the University of Sydney, Deakin University, Portugal and Brazil have unlocked the DNA of the cane toad, a poisonous amphibian that is a threat to many native Australian species. The ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2018
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New insight on rotavirus mechanics could lead to improved treatments
Researchers have provided new insight on the mechanics of a virus that causes severe diarrhea and sickness in young children, according to a report published in eLife.
Biochemistry
Sep 11, 2018
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