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Influenza virus-induced oxidized DNA activates inflammasomes
Credit: ©ICHINOHE Takeshi Both influenza virus M2, a proton-selective ion channel essential for efficient viral replication, and PB1-F2 protein, which...
Markerless motion capture technology could help skeleton athletes’ training
Credit: University of Bath Researchers at the University of Bath have been working with GB skeleton athletes to develop a...
Study calls for review of rice and sugar in food subsidy programme
Credit: Lancaster University The nutritional benefit of rice and sugar distributed by a national food subsidy programme in India may...
Site-directed mutagenesis in wheat via haploid induction by maize
Credit: IPK A new study (Budhagatapalli et al., 2020), which has recently been published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal, demonstrates...
Working toward freeze-drying synthetic platelets
Newest synthetic platelet research at Case Western Reserve University funded by $3.8 million U.S. Dept. of Defense grant, seeks to...
Comprehensive description of the human tissue virome in healthy individuals
'Hidden' associations between the human virome and human health and diseaseCredit: ©Kei Sato Human-resident microbes can influence both health and...
Quality heart and lung care earns UVA international award
Credit: UVA Health For its lifesaving care of patients with severely injured hearts and lungs, University of Virginia Medical Center...
Researchers develop new tools to rapidly test activity of anti-coronavirus antibodies
Credit: Schmidt et al., 2020 Researchers at The Rockefeller University in New York have developed new tools to rapidly test...
Lego builds anaesthesia skills according to new study
Credit: University of Nottingham Lego could be used as a practical tool to train doctors in anaesthetic skills according to...
Mutated cells need to be near each other to kickstart cancer
Single-cell imaging of the very first stages of cancer recreated in a mouse organoid model reveals a key factor that...
IU School of Medicine, Eli Lilly research agreement to focus on autoimmune diseases
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Indiana University School of Medicine announced today a strategic research agreement with Eli Lilly and...
How viruses and bacteria balance each other in the gut microbiome
A tiny arms race playing out inside the gut could eventually offer a new way to treat out-of-balance microbiomesCredit: Stephanie...
How the regulator is regulated — Insight into immune-related protein holds therapeutic value
Scientists unravel how the immune checkpoint protein PD-L2 is regulated, which has potential implications in immune therapyCredit: Tokyo University of...
Ultra-small, parasitic bacteria found in groundwater, moose — and you
Credit: Photo by Matthew Modoono for Forsyth Institute Inside your mouth right now, there is a group of bacteria whose...
Physicists find ways to control gamma radiation
A paper appeared in Physical Review LettersCredit: Kazan Federal University Researchers from Kazan Federal University, Texas A&M University and Institute...
New study takes closer look at how environment affects daily life of sloths
Credit: University of Notre Dame Scientists studying brown-throated three-toed sloths, where predators are extinct and food is more accessible, have...
Media Solution Center Baden-Württemberg welcomes 2 new member organizations
The Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra join a growing network that the MSC is...
Droplet biosensing method opens the door for faster identification of COVID-19
Credit: Virginia Tech Mechanical engineering associate professor Jiangtao Cheng and electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Wei Zhou have developed...
How does ridesourcing substitute for public transit network?
New research by SMART finds that one third of ridesourcing substitutes public transitCredit: Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Study...
Microplastics in shrimp harmless to animal health and no effects on consumption quality
Credit: Credits: SEAaq/UAB A research team from the SEAaq group at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona conducted analyses to determine...
