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The Odd Structure of ORF8: Mapping the Coronavirus Protein Linked to Disease Severity

January 15, 2021
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Berkeley, CA — A team of HIV researchers, cellular biologists, and biophysicists who banded together to support COVID-19 science determined the atomic structure of a coronavirus protein thought to...

Enhanced Oral Uptake of Exosomes Opens Cell Therapy Alternative

January 15, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — Cell-derived exosomes are effective in treating disease when mixed with the dominant protein in breast milk and given orally, a new Smidt Heart Institute study of laboratory mice...

MicroLED Neural Probe for Neuroscience

January 15, 2021
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Toyohashi, Japan — Associate Professor Hiroto Sekiguchi and Ph.D. candidate Hiroki Yasunaga in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology...

New Promising Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2

January 15, 2021
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Bonn, Germany — Antibodies are an important weapon in the immune system’s defense against infections. They bind to the surface structures of bacteria or viruses and prevent their replication....

SARS-CoV-2 can infect neurons and damage brain tissue, study indicates

January 15, 2021
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New York, NY — Using both mouse and human brain tissue, researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect the central nervous system and have begun to unravel...

Scientists Identify ‘Immune Cop’ that Detects SARS-CoV-2

January 15, 2021
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La Jolla, CA — Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have identified the sensor in human lungs that detects SARS-CoV-2 and signals that it’s time to mount an antiviral...

Gene-Editing Produces Tenfold Increase in Superbug Slaying Antibiotics

January 15, 2021
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Norwich, UK — Scientists have used gene-editing advances to achieve a tenfold increase in the production of super-bug targeting formicamycin antibiotics. The John Innes Centre researchers used...

Metabolism may Play Role in Recurrent Major Depression

January 15, 2021
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La Jolla, CA — Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Dutch scientists, have found that certain metabolites — small molecules produced by...

Nanoparticle Immunization Technology could Protect Against Many Strains of Coronaviruses

January 15, 2021
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Pasadena, CA — The SARS-CoV-2 virus that is causing the COVID-19 pandemic is just one of many different viruses in the coronavirus family. Many of these are circulating in populations of animals like...

Researchers Use Deep Learning to Identify Gene Regulation at Single-Cell Level

January 15, 2021
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Irvine, CA — Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have developed a new deep-learning framework that predicts gene regulation at the single-cell level. Deep learning, a family of machine-learning...

A Potent Weapon Against Lymphomas

January 13, 2021
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Berlin, Germany — MDC researchers have developed a new approach to CAR T-cell therapy. The team has shown in Nature Communications that the procedure is very effective, especially when it comes to...

Scientists Make Sustainable Polymer from Sugars in Wood

January 13, 2021
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Bath, UK — Scientists from the University of Bath have made a sustainable polymer using the second most abundant sugar in nature, xylose. Not only does the new nature-inspired material reduce reliance...

Using Light to Revolutionize Artificial Intelligence

January 13, 2021
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Quebec, Canada — An international team of researchers, including Professor Roberto Morandotti of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), just introduced a new photonic processor that...

Scientists Develop Method to More Efficiently Isolate and Identify Rare T Cells

January 13, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — Scientists from the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed a technique that will enable researchers to more efficiently...

Researchers Identify New Gene Involved in Breast Cancer Growth

January 13, 2021
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Dallas, TX — A team of UT Southwestern researchers has identified a gene involved in the growth of breast cancer, a finding that could lead to potential new targets for treatment. “The gene...

Scientists Uncover the Structure of Wnt, Wntless Proteins

January 13, 2021
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Singapore — Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore and Columbia University in the US have solved how Wnt proteins, which play a fundamental role in cell proliferation and differentiation,...

Confined Growth of ZIF-8 in Organosilica Nanoparticles to Regulate mRNA Translation

January 13, 2021
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Beijing, China — Delivery of genetic molecules such as mRNA into cells is vital with important applications such as vaccine development. Various agents have been developed for mRNA delivery. However,...

Detecting COVID-19 Antibodies in 10-12 Seconds

January 13, 2021
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Pittsburgh, PA — Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report findings on an advanced nanomaterial-based biosensing platform that detects, within seconds, antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2, the...

Tiny Wireless Device Sheds Light on Combating Obesity

January 13, 2021
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College Station, TX — Gastric bypass surgery is sometimes the last resort for those who struggle with obesity or have serious health-related issues due to their weight. Since this procedure involves...

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