Mechanism to form influenza A virus discovered
Credit: SÃlvia Vale-Costa and Ana Laura Sousa. The influenza A virus is known to form new strains every year. These ...
Tag: Cell Biology
Single cell transcriptomics: A new sequencing approach
Researchers from University of Southern Denmark, Wellcome Sanger Institute and BGI, today published a study in the journal Genome Biology ...
New DNA ‘shredder’ technique goes beyond CRISPR’s scissors
CRISPR Tool borrowed from bacteria successfully seeks out, cuts and destroys long stretches of human cells' DNA, opening doors to ...
A tiny cry for help from inside the liver could lead to better treatment
Enzyme's newly discovered ability to spur the body to prevent, or repair, acute liver injury could be harnessed as a ...
JILA’s 5-minute sample processing enhances DNA imaging and analysis
Credit: Heenan/JILA JILA scientists have developed a fast, simple sample preparation method that enhances imaging of DNA to better analyze ...
Researchers remove harmful hormones from Las Vegas wastewater using green algae
Credit: Xuelian Bai/DRI LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 8, 2019) - A common species of freshwater green algae is capable of ...
uliCUT&RUN maps protein binding on chromatin in single cells and single embryos
Groundbreaking research by Sarah Hainer, an assistant professor of gene expression and cell fate in the University of Pittsburgh Department ...
Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Each year at least 2 million Americans are infected with bacteria that cannot be treated ...
Resistosome illuminates plant disease resistance mechanisms
Credit: WANG et al. Like animals, plants possess an immune system to fight off invading parasites. Unlike vertebrates that possess ...
These molecules could trap viruses inside a cell
Is that helpful or harmful? Viruses are often used as vehicles for delivery in gene therapy because they're engineered not ...
Specific criteria needed for different types of myeloma
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 8, 2019) - When our plasma cells start producing a ...
Identifying a key player in gut defense development
Joint press release by Hokkaido University and Keio UniversityCredit: Kimura S. et al., Journal of Experimental Medicine, March 15, 2019 ...
Discovery of a restriction factor for hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection that can lead to acute or chronic conditions. Although there is a vaccine ...
Immune cells fighting blood cancer visualized for the first time
When cancer escapes the immune system, our defenses are rendered powerless and are unable to fight against the disease. Chimeric ...
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