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Guide: Create DNA Template for In Vitro mRNA Synthesis
Learn how to simplify the entire DNA template generation workflow, streamlining mRNA therapeutic research.
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CeSPIACE: New peptide drug blocks COVID-19 variants
Scientists have developed CeSPIACE, a peptide drug that offers broad protection against COVID-19 variants, including Omicron XBB.1.5. Find out how it targets a stable part of the virus’s spike protein, making it resistant to mutations.
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Scientists discover key to long COVID lung damage and potential treatment
Scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine have uncovered a crucial mechanism behind the lingering effects of long COVID, revealing how severe COVID-19 infections impair immune cells’ ability to repair lung tissue.
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Women in STEM with Avideh Nazeri
Avideh Nazeri, Vice President of Clinical, Medical and Regulatory for Novo Nordisk UK, reflects on her journey through the world of STEM, highlighting the resilience and determination required to overcome biases and challenges along the way. She discusses how perseverance, collaboration and independent thinking have shaped her career, and offers…
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Novel nasal spray effectively prevents influenza infection
The nasal spray reduced influenza virus levels by >99.99 percent, which could safeguard public health if validated in humans.
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Mini-lungs enable breakthroughs in SARS-CoV-2 research
Researchers discovered two potential new drug applications with the possible clinical use of surfactant early in COVID-19 cases.
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Poster: Assays for DDX3, DDX5, DDX17, RIG-I, and MDA5
A panel of HTS assays was developed using the Transcreener platform to accelerate the development of selective helicase inhibitors.
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Poster: Assays for PRMT5, MLL4, METTL3/14, & NSP14
AptaFluor SAH: A Homogenous, Universal Assay for Histone, RNA, & DNA Methyltransferases. Case Study for PRMT5, MLL4, METTL3/14, & NSP14
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New trivalent vaccine for clade 1 sarbecoviruses
The vaccine provided complete protection with no detectable virus in the lungs and could be a routine part of people’s medical treatment.
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How successive mRNA vaccines shape T-cell memory
A new study shows that changes in clonal dominance characterises T-cell memory against multiple COVID-19 variants following mRNA vaccinations.
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Serum biomarkers for COVID-19 identified
Proteins regulating plasminogen-plasmin levels can be used to identify patients at risk of progressing to a severe stage of COVID-19.
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The role of anti-viral drug development in a new pandemic era
As humanity faces an impending era of pandemics, global collaboration among governments, organisations and industry is critical. In this article, epidemiologist Dr Jay Varma explores the urgent need for researching and developing drugs to combat a range of epidemic-prone pathogens, and reflects on the increased risk of spillovers and the…
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SARS-CoV-2 viral peptide fragments cause serious inflammatory response
In this Q&A, Dr Gerard Wong elucidates the inflammatory capacity of fragmented viral components from the perspective of supramolecular self-organisation.
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Microbiota composition influences respiratory virus susceptibility
The interactions linking intestinal microbiota with the functionality of basally resident alveolar macrophages and severity of infection are revealed.
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SARS-CoV-2: advancing the production of the ACE2 protein
Producing functional human ACE2 protein in mouse cells provides a new way to study the receptor used by the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
