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Researchers have developed a sensitive technique that makes it possible to study the delivery of RNA into the cell, paving the way to effectively delivering RNA drugs to tumors.

Molecules in tarantula venom could be used as an alternative to opioid pain killers for patients requiring chronic pain relief. A team of researchers has modified a "mini-protein", found in the Chinese bird spider, enhancing its potency and specificity for specific pain receptors.

The UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and UW Health are part of a nationwide effort to study whether plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 given to patients who are seriously ill with the disease can help shorten the duration or severity of their illness.

An instrument currently aboard the International Space Station could grow E.coli in space, opening a new path to biomanufacturing drugs during long-term space flights.

A team has identified a signaling pathway which could be exploited in triple-negative breast cancer patients to better target therapies in the future.

Two studies mark an early step in a UB biologist’s quest to understand how foxgloves make medicinal compounds.

UC San Diego and Space Tango have received a NASA award to develop the first dedicated stem cell research laboratory within the International Space Station.

Scientists have developed a novel mechanical cleaning method for surfaces on the nanoscale. The technique successfully removes even the tiniest contaminants down to the atomic scale, achieving an unprecedented level of cleanliness.

In a new study a team of researchers has shown that Erysimum cheiranthoides (wormseed wallflower) could be used as a model species to elucidate how plants biosynthesize cardenolides – chemicals that have been used to treat heart disease and cancer. The team has identified 95 candidate cardenolides, and has begun using the plant to investigate cardenolide biosynthesis.

Cytel Inc. has launched an open-access global COVID-19 Clinical Trial Tracker to help facilitate greater collaboration between critical stakeholders involved in tackling the COVID-19 outbreak.