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Ed Rybicki
January 19, 2023 6:04 AM
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October 31, 11:08 AM
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Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, according to new research in Japan. It was previously thought that combining chloroplasts (chlorophyll containing structures in the cells of plants and algae) with animal cells was not possible, and that the chloroplasts would not survive or function.
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Ed Rybicki
October 31, 11:07 AM
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Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection remains a significant public health concern, particularly in Africa, where the burden is substantial. HBV is an enveloped virus, classified into ten phylogenetically distinct genotypes (A–J).
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October 31, 11:06 AM
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October 23, 9:44 AM
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New research finds that bursts of exercise, like cycling or HIIT workouts, can improve memory, attention, and other cognitive functions.
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October 23, 9:43 AM
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XEC has become the second most prevalent strain in the country, accounting for 1 in 10 cases.
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October 23, 9:42 AM
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Recombinant proteins are crucial in pharmaceutical and other industries. A production method uses plants as hosts in transient protein expression systems. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba developed a technique to increase recombinant protein expression in lettuce by inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
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Ed Rybicki
October 23, 9:40 AM
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In October, our longtime grantee David Baker won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for groundbreaking work in protein design. We wanted to take the opportunity to highlight his work and some of its practical applications, such as enabling better vaccines, that we have been supporting Baker and his...
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Ed Rybicki
October 20, 3:12 AM
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Fluorescence microscopy is a powerful tool in biology, allowing researchers to visualize the intricate world of cells and tissues at a molecular level. While this technique has revolutionized our understanding of biological processes, imaging large and complex 3D structures, such as embryos or...
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Ed Rybicki
October 20, 3:11 AM
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The 2023 illness and death in Nebraska of a stray kitten infected with rabies set off a large-scale effort to discover how the feline became infected in the first place.
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Ed Rybicki
October 20, 3:10 AM
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Discovered in late 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has caused the largest pandemic of the 21st century, claiming more than seven million lives. In most cases, the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus is relatively mild and affects only the upper respiratory tract; it most often...
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Ed Rybicki
October 20, 3:09 AM
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This week, researchers discovered a near-Earth microquasar that sheds new light on sources of relativistic outflows. Doctors reported finding a triphallic gentleman. And neuroscientists reported on modest cognitive boosts from short (or "acute," in clinical jargon) bursts of exercise.
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Ed Rybicki
October 19, 12:20 AM
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Emily Alpert Reyes | (TNS) Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — People hospitalized for COVID-19 early in the pandemic suffered an increased risk of serious “cardiac events” such as heart attacks and strokes that was akin to people with a history of heart disease, a newly released study has found.Researchers...
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Ed Rybicki
October 31, 11:09 AM
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The peripheral endoplasmic reticulum (ER) forms a continuous, dynamic network of tubules that plays an important role in protein transport and quality control, cellular signaling, and stress response. Investigating how the unique structure of the ER arises and supports its function is critical to developing a mechanistic understanding of the many neurological diseases associated with ER structural perturbations.
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October 31, 11:08 AM
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One of the main challenges of contemporary medicine is posed by the resistance of pathogens to antibiotics. An important step in countering it has now been made by researchers from IOCB Prague, in collaboration with colleagues from the Institute of Microbiology and the Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
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October 31, 11:07 AM
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In recent years, bio-medical engineers have been developing promising techniques that could help diagnose diseases or precisely target specific regions inside the human body. Among these promising therapeutic strategies are methods that rely on the use of nanoparticles (NPs), tiny particles between 1 and 100 nm in size.
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October 31, 11:06 AM
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Northeastern University professors of pharmacy say the updated COVID-19 vaccines available for fall and winter of 2024 are a good match for the dominant strain of SARS-CoV-2 currently in circulation.
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October 23, 9:43 AM
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Science and Nature, two leading science journals, have revealed a growing problem: an alarming rise in fraudulent research papers produced by shady paper mill companies. This wave of fake studies is creating a major headache for the academic world, putting the integrity of global academic research at risk.
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October 23, 9:42 AM
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SARS-CoV-2 has an enzyme that can counteract a cell's innate defense mechanism against viruses, explaining why it is more infectious than the previous SARS and MERS-causing viruses. The discovery may point the way to the development of more effective...
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October 23, 9:40 AM
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, veterinary diagnostic laboratories tested both human and animal samples and needed to ensure that they could accurately perform large numbers of diagnostic tests in a timely manner.
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October 23, 9:39 AM
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Strategy for enhancing immune cell infiltration could be combined with other methods to improve cell-based immunotherapies against solid tumors.
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October 20, 3:12 AM
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Exposure to maternal COVID-19 is not associated with abnormal neurodevelopmental screening results through 24 months postpartum, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in JAMA Network Open.
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October 20, 3:10 AM
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Trees are the most abundant natural resource living on Earth's land masses, and North Carolina State University scientists and engineers are making headway in finding ways to use them as sustainable, environmentally benign alternatives to producing industrial chemicals from petroleum.
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Ed Rybicki
October 20, 3:10 AM
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Background: The accumulation of specific IgG antibodies in blood serum is considered a key criterion for the effectiveness of vaccination. For several vaccine-preventable infections, quantitative indicators of the humoral response have been established, which, when reached, provide a high...
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Ed Rybicki
October 20, 3:08 AM
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The CHMP recommended marketing authorization for Fluad and Flucelvax vaccines for influenza immunization in Europe, ideal for children from 2 years old, adults, and those with comorbidities.They recommended a revised composition for Nuvaxovid targeting the JN.1 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and...
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Ed Rybicki
October 19, 12:19 AM
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Pediatric long COVID is more common than many thought, and we keep letting kids be reinfected with new variants...
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Thanks Chris Upton for originally posting this! Great post; very thoughtful. JUST the thing to give to denialist family members....