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Researchers Tear Pathogen Apart To Overcome Vexing Vaccine Problem
Researchers at UConn’s Center of Excellence in Vaccine Research (CEVR) have made a breakthrough in vaccine development for a common and difficult to treat pneumonia-causing pathogen.
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Genome of a Third Neanderthal Sequenced
A research team led by Svante Pääbo from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has sequenced the genome of a third Neanderthal.
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Primitive Stem Cells Could Help To Heal Complicated Bone Fractures
Researchers have used primitive stem cells to create bone grafts that could be used to promote swift and precise bone healing.
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Cellular Nanosponges Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in Cell Culture
Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce.
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Virus Avoids Antiviral Defenses by Co-opting Immune Protein
By discovering a trick the hepatitis C virus uses to evade the immune system, scientists have identified a new antiviral defense system that could be used to treat many virus infections.
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Structural “Map” Solves Mysteries of Gigantic Gene Regulator
Structural biology has been used to “map” part of a protein called SMCHD1, explaining how some changes in SMCHD1 cause certain developmental and degenerative conditions.
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Premature Epigenomic Aging Awoken by Western-style Diet in Animal Model
In this study, scientists show that even brief exposure to certain chemicals while the liver is developing prematurely aged the liver epigenome.
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Transparent Fish Reveal the Cellular Dance in Which Sensory Organs Take Shape
Using zebrafish larvae, researchers have discovered the biochemical and mechanical forces driving sensory organ development.
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Drivers of Healthy Gut Maintenance Uncovered
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found two genes that regulate the differentiation of stem cells in the small intestine, offering valuable insight into how the body develops and maintains a healthy gut.
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Life-saving Drug for Ventilated COVID-19 Patients Uncovered by UK Experts
Dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalized patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19.
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