Public Release: 18-Sep-2017 Cells can be programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza, and other serious conditions – thanks to a breakthrough in synthetic biology by the University of Warwick University of Warwick IMAGE: This is a… Read More ›
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Zika virus kills brain cancer stem cells
Public Release: 5-Sep-2017 Virus potentially could be used to treat deadly disease Washington University School of Medicine Caption Brain cancer stem cells (left) are killed by Zika virus infection (image at right shows cells after Zika treatment). A new… Read More ›
Chances of surviving malaria may be higher when host consumes fewer calories
Public Release: 5-Jul-2017 Malaria parasites sense and adapt to their host’s nutritional status Penn State Caption Malaria parasites replicate into many daughter cells inside red blood cells. The red blood cells eventually burst (cell on the left), allowing the… Read More ›
Critical gaps in our knowledge of where infectious diseases occur
Public Release: 22-Jun-2017 Faculty of Science – University of Copenhagen IMAGE: We have more knowledge about the distribution of rare and cryptic species of birds than rare and deadly viruses. Credit: C. Rahbek, L. A. Hansen, J. Fjeldså, One-degree… Read More ›
Airborne viruses live for 45 minutes
Public Release: 18-Jun-2017 Queensland University of Technology BRISBANE, Australia: Cover your mouth when sneezing or coughing and wash your hands. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and The University of Queensland (UQ) scientists have developed a new technique to study… Read More ›
Uncovered: 1,000 new microbial genomes
Public Release: 12-Jun-2017 Potential biotech applications seen with release of 1,003 reference bacterial and archaeal genomes DOE/Joint Genome Institute The number of microbes in a handful of soil exceeds the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy, but… Read More ›
Designer viruses stimulate the immune system to fight cancer
Public Release: 26-May-2017 Swiss researchers have succeeded in manufacturing innovative designer viruses that can stimulate the immune system to specifically and wholeheartedly combat cancer cells Université de Genève IMAGE: This is a view of a modified lymphocytic choriomeningitis… Read More ›
Scientists ID human protein essential for human cytomegalovirus replication
Public Release: 11-May-2017 Protein could serve as potential new drug target PLOS IMAGE: This is a costaining of VCP and IE2 showing localization of VCP to the viral replication compartments in the nucleus. Credit: Lin Y-T, et al…. Read More ›
Legionella bacteria’s escape route revealed
Public Release: 11-Apr-2017 eLife The precise mechanism used by Legionella bacteria to escape the body’s defences has been unpicked in intricate detail and is described for the first time in the journal eLife. The study reveals a potential new… Read More ›
Reversing aging now possible!
Public Release: 3-Apr-2017 World’s first to confirm that as cell aging progresses DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology) IMAGE: Discovering the key to revealing the secret of reversible aging recovery. Credit: DGIST DGIST’s research team discovered… Read More ›
