FortuneTechnology How mRNA vaccines like Moderna’s and Pfizer’s are propelling us into the ‘new golden age’ of vaccinology verified_publisherFortune - Kat Eschner The COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound disruption in many industries, most of it negative. But in the pharmaceutical industry, a bright spot …
Genetics Scientists are on a path to sequencing 1 million human genomes and use big data to unlock genetic secrets theconversation.com - Xavier Bofill De Ros The first draft of the human genome was published 20 years ago in 2001, took nearly three years and cost between US$500 million and $1 billion. The …
VentureBeatTechnology Facebook claims AI can predict drug combinations to treat complex diseases verified_publisherVentureBeat - Kyle WiggersFacebook today detailed what it claims is the first single AI model capable of predicting the effects of drug combinations, dosages, timing, and other types of interventions like gene deletion. Developed...
Maps Detecting protein and DNA/RNA structures in cryo-EM maps of intermediate resolution using deep learning nature.com - Xiao Wang An increasing number of density maps of macromolecular structures, including proteins and DNA/RNA complexes, have been determined by cryo-electron …
Wastewater Dust may hold clues for scientists hunting better tools to predict COVID outbreaks centredaily.com - Katie Camero Early in the pandemic, scientists learned they can study wastewater samples to predict COVID-19 community outbreaks by searching for viral particles …
The Brain Coronavirus does not infect the brain but still inflicts damage eurekalert.org - Columbia University Irving Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (April 16, 2021)--SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, likely does not directly infect the brain but can still inflict …
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology NewsSustainability Let There Be Light: GreenLight Strives for Global RNA Equity to Solve Health and Agricultural Problems Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhD This Boston-based biotech company is searching for sustainable RNA-based solutions to protect human health and feed the planet. April 15, 2021
Rolling StoneCOVID-19 Vaccines What the Recent HIV Vaccine Research Findings Really Mean Rolling Stone - Elizabeth Yuko Over the past year, there has been a dramatic shift in the amount of space vaccines occupy in the public consciousness. During the development and …
China China's first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to start Phase III trial in May: media - Xinhua | English.news.cn xinhuanet.com - Source: Xinhua BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China's first messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine will start its Phase III clinical trial in May, China National …
VoxHealth Scientists haven’t figured out long Covid. Here are 5 of their best hypotheses. verified_publisherVox - Julia BelluzMost people who get the coronavirus will fully recover and go right back to their lives. But the latest research suggests that at least 10 percent have long-term symptoms, even after their body has apparently...
St Vincent City called to help thousands of families devastated by volcanic eruption portsmouth.co.uk - Tom Cotterill VETERANS across Portsmouth have joined forces with a military charity as part of a major relief effort to help thousands of families devastated by a …
BloombergCureVac CureVac’s mRNA Covid Vaccine Looks Just in Time After J&J Snag verified_publisherBloomberg - Naomi Kresge, Tim Loh CureVac NV is some five months behind the front-runner messenger RNA vaccines against Covid-19. But after the industry’s recent setbacks, that’s …
Medical Conditions What is CT value in Covid-19 RT-PCR test | All you need to know indiatoday.in - Milan Sharma Recently, in a letter to the Maharashtra health secretary, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) chief Dr Balram Bhargava said a lower threshold …
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Researchers probe intriguing interaction between sugars and the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein news-medical.net - Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. The causative agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). …
Mutations CryoET structures of immature HIV Gag reveal six-helix bundle nature.com - Luiza Mendonça Gag is the HIV structural precursor protein which is cleaved by viral protease to produce mature infectious viruses. Gag is a polyprotein composed of …
Biology Curious Kids: Could octopuses evolve until they take over the world and travel to space? space.com - Culum Brown Michael, aged 14, asks: If the faster part of human evolution is over, and squids and octopuses continue to evolve, could there be an apocalypse where …
Cancer Pioneer in RNA nanotechnology named Ohio State Innovator of the Year osu.edu - The Ohio State University Peixuan Guo, the Sylvan Frank Endowed Chair in Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and the director of the College of Pharmacy Center for RNA …
Biology How Plant 'Vaccines' Could Save Us From a World Without Fruit discovermagazine.com - Molly Glick Researchers are formulating unconventional solutions for tree diseases that harm beloved foods like oranges and chocolate. These include a potential …
COVID-19 Vaccines Coronavirus vaccine technology is paving the way for a new approach to flu shots stripes.com - By LINDSEY BEVER | The Washington Post | Published: April 11, 2021 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily …
Ebola Shape-shifting Ebola virus protein exploits human RNA to change shape phys.org - La Jolla Institute for Immunology The human genome contains the instructions to make tens of thousands of proteins. Each protein folds into a precise shape—and biologists are taught …
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vancouver company in fight to identify COVID-19 variant-killing vaccine theprovince.com - Mike Raptis Messenger RNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) are the most effective of the suite of vaccines being made globally and are the most commonly used in …
The Brain Cryo-EM structure of a neuronal functional amyloid implicated in memory persistence in Drosophila sciencemag.org How amyloid can be a substrate of memory Formation of memories requires changes in the molecular composition of the synapse. How these changes occur …
Immune System Vaccines that can protect against many coronaviruses could prevent another pandemic sciencemag.org - Jon Cohen In 2017, three leading vaccine researchers submitted a grant application with an ambitious goal. At the time, no one had proved a vaccine could stop …
Immune System Mixing and matching jabs may be more effective than using the same one twice inews.co.uk - Tom Bawden Mixing and matching jabs could be better than using the same vaccine twice, according to a new study by the UK’s leading vaccine developers. The …
Cell Biology A nonviral, nonintegrating DNA nanovector platform for the safe, rapid, and persistent manufacture of recombinant T cells sciencemag.org The compelling need to provide adoptive cell therapy (ACT) to an increasing number of oncology patients within a meaningful therapeutic window makes …
Tumors An integrated multi-omics analysis identifies prognostic molecular subtypes of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer nature.com - Sia Viborg Lindskrog The molecular landscape in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is characterized by large biological heterogeneity with variable clinical …
Genetics Penn Scientists Correct Genetic Blindness With a Single Injection into the Eye freethink.com - B. David Zarley Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have reversed a genetic form of blindness in a patient using just one course of antisense …
Saskatoon Saskatoon Wastewater Virus Testing Results Available to the Public cjwwradio.com - Gord Wiebe Through a partnership between University of Saskatchewan researchers, the City of Saskatoon, and the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatoon …
Translation RNA holds the reins in bacteria: Researchers observe RNA controlling protein synthesis phys.org - University of Michigan To better understand how RNA in bacteria gives rise to protein—and along the way, target these processes in the design of new antibiotics—researchers …
BloombergBusiness How China Passed Up a Vaccine Opportunity and Fell Behind verified_publisherBloomberg - Bruce Einhorn The call came early in the Covid-19 pandemic. Drew Weissman, an infectious diseases professor at the University of Pennsylvania and an expert in …
