A molecular machine’s secret weapon exposed
RNAs are having a moment. The foundation of COVID-19 vaccines, they’ve made their way from biochemistry textbooks into popular magazines and everyday discussions. Entire companies...
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The molecular mechanism behind abdominal aneurysms
When the artery that supplies the stomach and the liver forms a bulge that ruptures, this medical emergency results in the deaths of 50 percent...
Let there be (controlled) light
In the very near future, quantum computers are expected to revolutionize the way we compute, with new approaches to database searches, AI systems, simulations and...
Scientists record first-ever brain waves from freely moving octopuses
Scientists have successfully recorded brain activity from freely moving octopuses, a feat made possible by implanting electrodes and a data logger directly into the creatures. Credit:...
Two new papers demonstrate use of Outbreak.info as one-stop online source for COVID data
LA JOLLA, CA—While COVID-19 may be transitioning from a “pandemic” to an “endemic” phase, it remains critically important to continue tracking the virus in real-time....
Metasurface enters laser fiber cavity for spatiotemporal mode control
Metasurfaces are highly versatile for manipulating the amplitude, phase, or polarization of light. During the last decade, metasurfaces have been proposed for a vast range...
TraffikGene gets €2.5M from the European Innovation Council to bring its technology to market
The European Innovation Council (EIC) announced on February 8 the beneficiaries of EIC Transition projects, in the context of the challenge “New RNA-based therapies and...
Novel organoid models to study non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Researchers from the Organoid group (former Clevers group, Hubrecht Institute) together with researchers from the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology established novel human organoid...
A human interactome to prioritise drug discovery
Scientists at Open Targets, EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), and GSK are revealing the shared basis of diseases using a map of interacting human proteins....
Researchers: “We have miscalculated for decades – half of an insulin dose may not work as expected”
New research suggests that a large portion of a diabetic's insulin dose is unlikely to work as expected. University of Copenhagen researchers have discovered that...
GIST researchers develop “AMP-BERT”: A new AI-based “finder” of antimicrobial peptides
Over the last few decades, antimicrobial resistance has become a major public health concern globally. This has led to a search for alternative methods of...
Theory can sort order from chaos in complex quantum systems
HOUSTON – (Feb. 23, 2023) – It’s not easy to make sense of quantum-scale motion, but a new mathematical theory developed by scientists at Rice...
Children’s lung capacity improved in cleaner air
As air pollution in Stockholm has decreased, so has the lung capacity of children and adolescents has improved, a new study published in the European...
Insilico Medicine sends first generative AI-designed drug for COVID-19 and variants to clinic
Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage biotech company powered by generative AI, today announces that China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the Investigational New Drug...
Octapharma USA requests FDA approval for wilate® VWD prophylaxis supplement
PARAMUS, N.J. (Feb. 23, 2023) – Octapharma USA has submitted a Biologics License Application Supplement (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...
