article
Five recent CRISPR drug target discoveries
This article highlights five of the latest findings revealed using CRISPR that could be used in the development or design of new therapies.
List view / Grid view
North Carolina State University
news
Frameshifting method could be a new mast cell cancer treatment
Frameshifting therapy has been shown to reduce the number of mast cells by “mutating” mRNA, showing promise as a new cancer treatment.
news
New spray shown to help heal heart attack damage in rats
A team have developed a minimally invasive exosome spray that helped repair rat hearts after myocardial infarction.
news
Nanodecoy therapy neutralises SARS-CoV-2 in macaques
Lung spheroid cells can act as nanodecoys for the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein to bind to, according to a new pre-clinical study.
news
Researchers develop new biosynthesis process to create antibiotics
Scientists have discovered that manipulating residues enables precision during the antibiotic biosynthesis assembly line.
news
Three common antiviral drugs effective against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro
A team has shown that tilorone, quinacrine and pyronaridine are effective at inhibiting the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro.
news
Study reveals microRNA as promising hair regrowth drug target
Researchers have revealed that the microRNA miR-218-5p promoted hair growth in mice, so is a promising drug target for hair loss.
news
CRISPR-Cas3 used to combat C. difficile in lab and mice
Researchers have shown that CRISPR-Cas3 can successfully attack C. difficile in vitro and in mice, by causing DNA damage to the pathogen.
news
Inhaling stem cell secretome could be a more effective pulmonary fibrosis treatment
Rodent models of pulmonary fibrosis have been used to show that lung spheroid cell secretome therapy is as effective as stem cell secretome treatment.
news
Researchers develop biosensor with real-time oxygen monitoring
In a study, researchers have developed a biosensor concept using organs-on-a-chip to measure the levels of oxygen in real-time...
news
Prenatal exposure to BPA at low levels can affect gene expression
Prenatal exposure to BPA affects gene expression related to sexual differentiation and neurodevelopment in the developing brain...
news
New technique speeds up chemical screening
Researchers have developed a high-throughput technique that can determine if a chemical has the potential to activate key genes in seconds...