Lower protein activity after hepatitis C therapy may signal path to healing scarred liver
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis that the activity levels …
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Structure of BRCA2 protein complex critical for DNA repair solved
The initials BRCA2 may be best known for a gene associated with many cases of breast cancer, and the protein …
Scientists identify key role of p38-MK2 pathway in determining cell fate in response to stress
Living organisms are often exposed to stress stimuli generated either by external or internal factors, and they need to respond …
Humoral immunity developed by DNA vaccine INO-4800 is effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants
A team of international scientists recently demonstrated that antibodies generated in response to the DNA vaccine INO-4800 can effectively neutralize …
The use of mammalian cell surface display for rapid characterization of SARS-CoV-2 variants
A research group from the U.S. demonstrated the practicality of a spike display system in order to accelerate vaccine design, …
Researchers offer large-scale screening of potential broad-spectrum SARS-CoV-2 antivirals
The search for effective and safe antivirals against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogen responsible for the …
Stopping the sickness: Protein may be key to blocking a nauseating bacterium
Washington State University researchers have discovered a protein that could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of …
GBP5 protein may play a key role in suppressing inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
New research led by scientists at Washington State University has found that a protein known as GBP5 appears to play …
Researchers identify new targets for minimizing tooth sensitivity to cold
Researchers report in Science Advances that they have uncovered a new function for odontoblasts, the cells that form dentin, the …
Mimicking stress signals can protect the brain and retina from aging
How do different parts of the body communicate? Scientists at St. Jude are studying how signals sent from skeletal muscle …
RNA editing protein ADAR1 protects telomeres and supports proliferation in cancer cells
Scientists at The Wistar Institute identified a new function of ADAR1, a protein responsible for RNA editing, discovering that the …
Researchers discover balance between two protein counteracting forces in hereditary ataxias
Collaborating with the University of Oxford, Professor Ho Yin Edwin Chan’s research team from the School of Life Sciences of …
China's SARS and SARS-CoV-2 outbreak management in comparative perspective
Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic – caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …
Vaccine candidate containing tetanus toxoid potentially protective against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers from Cuba, China, and France have demonstrated the potential of coupling a viral antigen with the tetanus toxoid protein …
New SARS-CoV-2 variant found in newborn child with seizures in the United States
Researchers at a hospital in Washington D.C. found a new mutant strain of the virus in a neonatal patient with …
Molecular surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mutations using CovRadar
COVID-19 disease is caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 was declared a pandemic …
Sample Preparation for Fluorescence Microscopy
By Shelley Farrar, MSc, BSc Fluorescence Microscopy allows specimens to be studied with high sensitivity and specificity through the use …
Telomere Shortening, Aging, and Cancer
Skip to: What are Telomeres? Function of Telomeres Telomere Shortening and Aging Telomerase and Stem Cells Telomere Lengthening in Cancer …