Targeted antisense oligonucleotide drug tested in humans
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 28, 2019--A first-in-human study with a new class of antisense ...
Tag: Biology
Cancer: A mutation that breaks gene interplay in 3D
Credit: Giovanni Ciriello (UNIL) Inside the cell, DNA is tightly wrapped around proteins and packed in a complex, 3D structure ...
New family of fungi threatens a UNESCO-listed 8-century-old cathedral in Portugal
Credit: João Trovão To be listed as UNESCO World Heritage requires special care and protection of valuable cultural monuments and ...
Abandoned fields turn into forests five times faster than thought
Russian scientists studied abandoned arable land in the European part of Russia where temperate forests grow. The study showed that ...
Agnes Kalibata to receive Public Welfare Medal — Academy's most prestigious award
The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2019 Public Welfare Medal to agricultural scientist, policymaker, and visionary leader Agnes ...
GPS-GSM technology for the long journey of the Egyptian vulture, an endangered species
Tracking the vultures: a great team workCredit: Conservation Biology Group (University of Barcelona-IRBio) Therefore, during the breeding season in 2018, ...
Multichannel bioreactor for lung regeneration analysis
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 28, 2019-New strides are being made toward the ex vivo ...
New stage in the development of corrective mechanisms for ischemia and neurodegenerative diseases
Lobachevsky University researchers have opened up new prospects for creating a fundamental platform for developing an effective way to correct ...
Shiftless: Novel host antiviral factor that inhibits programmed -1 ribosomal frameshifting
The genome sizes of viruses are usually relatively small. To increase information content of the genome, many viruses employ a ...
Bad cholesterol: 'Slim down' fat-carrying particles to reduce its spread
The enzyme that 'loads up' fat-carrying particles in the liver before they are transported around the body has been identified ...
Big data provides clues for characterizing immunity in Japanese
An Osaka University-centered research team has performed fine-mapping of the key immunity-related part of the genome, revealing associations between gene ...
How ion adsorption affects biological membranes' functions
A new study presents new models describing how the adsorption of calcium, barium and strontium ions onto biological membranes may ...
San Antonio regenerative medicine conference to showcase future of stem cells
(San Antonio, Jan 28, 2019) - Doctors regularly perform stem cell transplants, also known as bone marrow transplants, to replace ...
Manipulating cell networks with light — New frontiers in optical microscopy
Credit: Kobe University A new optical microscope system called SIFOM (Stimulation and Imaging-based Functional Optical Microscopy) can stimulate multiple cells ...
Birds-of-paradise genomes target sexual selection
New genomic data from 5 birds-of-paradise reveal genes that are shaped by selection and help explain the origin of their ...
Mimicking nature for programmable and adaptive synthetic materials
JNCASR and inStem research teams imparted 'lifelike' nature into the chemical amphiphiles to achieve living supramolecular self-assemblyCredit: Subi George ([email protected]) ...
NIAID-sponsored clinical trial of Ebola vaccines begins at Cincinnati Children's
Study in healthy adults tests body's immune responseCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--A Phase 1 clinical trial of investigational vaccines intended to ...
Experimental Zika test under development with Texas Biomed and national collaborators
Technology would help clinicians tailor therapies depending on progression of diseaseCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (January 28, 2019) - ...
'Bug bombs' are ineffective killing roaches indoors
Also leave behind toxic residueCredit: Photo courtesy of Matt Bertone. Total release foggers, commonly known as "bug bombs," are ineffective ...
Hens that lay human proteins in eggs offer future therapy hope
Credit: Norrie Russell, The Roslin Institute Chickens that are genetically modified to produce human proteins in their eggs can offer ...