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Existing drugs could disrupt SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells

An international team of researchers has analyzed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, hijacks the proteins in its target cells.

30 Jun 2020

Biophysicists propose a simple method to study heart tissue

Biophysicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues have proposed a simple way to observe the heart tissue.

30 Jun 2020

Researchers show how gut microbiome helps people resist cholera

Cholera can kill within hours if left untreated, and it sickens as many as 4 million people a year. In a new article in the journal Cell, researchers describe how gut bacteria helps people resist the disease.

30 Jun 2020

Antibiotic resistance genes persist in E. coli through 'genetic capitalism', study shows

We have known for some time that over-use of antibiotics is causing a frightening increase in antibiotic resistance in bacteria, through the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance genes.

29 Jun 2020

Researchers identify osmotic stress as stimulator of cellular waste disposal

Cellular waste disposal, where autophagy and lysosomes interact, performs elementary functions, such as degrading damaged protein molecules, which impair cellular function, and reintroducing the resulting building blocks such as amino acids into the metabolic system.

29 Jun 2020

How upregulation of a single gene by SARs-CoV-2 can trigger cytokine storm

The SARS-CoV-19 virus initially has a limited capability to invade, attacking only one intracellular genetic target, the aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AhRs).

29 Jun 2020

Chemically engineered peptides show promise to block viruses

Scientists from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have designed and developed chemically engineered peptides that may prove useful to fight some of the most prevalent human health challenges.

29 Jun 2020

Study may help design effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease

Neurons in the brains of such people are being depleted gradually and inevitably, resulting in the characteristic loss of cognitive function and memory.

29 Jun 2020

Pseudotargeted metabolomics method can help analyze bile and amino acids

A team of researchers has come up with a procedure through which the pseudotargeted metabolomics technique can be systematically summarized and upgraded.

29 Jun 2020

Research reveals how colored light can help control biological processes in plants

University of East Anglia scientists have helped find a way to control different plant processes - such as when they grow - using nothing but colored light.

29 Jun 2020

Deep-learning-based computational models predict the activities of SpCas9 variants

Specific sequences of DNA are typically cut using CRISPR-Cas9 that has become one of the most effective and convenient biotechnology tools today.

29 Jun 2020

Unorthodox Desalination Method Could Transform Global Water Management

Water security is becoming an urgent global challenge, with hundreds of millions of people already living in water-scarce regions.

29 Jun 2020

Sustainable method for manufacturing composite fiberboard

Composite binders are important materials used in furniture, flooring, and other consumer products, but they can pose health hazards.

29 Jun 2020

Rapid genomic profiling of colon cancers can improve therapy

Genomic mutation testing is critical to the therapeutic selection and management of patients with colorectal cancer.

29 Jun 2020

Neuromarketing Of Taste

Researchers from HSE University have discovered a new approach to analyze the perceived similarity of food products, based on EEG signals.

29 Jun 2020

MRI Scan Used For Heart Disease Could Also Pick Out Aggressive Cancers

An MRI scan used for heart disease could help assess whether children's cancers are especially aggressive and spot early signs that treatments are working.

29 Jun 2020

Function-Based Sequencing Technique Permits Analysis Of Just A Single Bacteria Cell

A function-based sequencing technique using optical tweezers and taking advantage of the properties of gravity is letting researchers analyze bacteria cells.

29 Jun 2020