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CRISPR reengineered to block other proteins

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Jan 2019

Gene editing tool CRISPR has been repurposed as a gene blocker in order to study antimicrobial resi…

Protein storage and transportation breakthrough

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 May 2017

Researchers from the Universities of Bath and Newcastle have created a new method to ensure vaccine…

Novel cancer research projects launched

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Feb 2017

Cancer Research UK has announced the winners of its inaugural Grand Challenge competition, which ai…

Immunity’s genetic link discovered

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Jan 2017

Almost 75% of immune traits are influenced by genes, according to researchers at King’s College Lon…

Macrophage and scaffold combination accelerates healing

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Aug 2016

Ceramic scaffolds and macrophages have been shown to aid cellular healing more than current clinica…

Research begins on animal-human antibiotic resistance link

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Jun 2016

A team of Bristolian scientists have started a large-scale study to investigate how antimicrobial r…

New plant-based vaccine under investigation

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jun 2016

A plant-based polio vaccine, the first of its kind, could be created by a team led by the Universit…

Promising phase I Ebola trials

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 May 2016

Scientists involved in Phase I trials for an Ebola vaccine have described recent results as very pr…

New method to create vaccines

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 May 2016

Researchers from a Danish university have developed a new and simple way to create vaccines.

Ebola still affects survivors after they recover

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Feb 2016

With Ebola survivor Pauline Cafferkey hospitalised after complications with her recovery from the i…

Food allergies better understood

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Feb 2016

Scientists have taken a step closer to explaining food allergies, especially those in children.

Anti-virus derived from Hep C shows promise

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Jan 2016

A peptide taken from the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been found to kill a wide range of viruses whi…

White blood cell cocktail offers regenerative possibilities

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jan 2016

Irradiated white blood cells have been found to release substances that reduce the severity of cell…

Model developed to predict platelet aggregation

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jan 2016

Biophysicists have created a mathematical model to predict arterial thrombus formation – the main c…

Protein found to affect HA efficacy

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Dec 2015

Hyaluronic acid (HA), used to treat osteoarthritis, could be modified to become even more useful fo…

‘Trojan Horse’ of immune system revealed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Aug 2015

Human cells use viruses as a ‘Trojan Horse’ to transport a messenger that encourages the immune sys…

Origin of new lineages of human AIDS discovered

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Mar 2015

Two new lineages of the virus which causes AIDS have been found to originate from western lowland g…

Why do HIV patients develop dementia?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Sep 2014

Life expectancy for patients with HIV has increased thanks to combination anti-retroviral therapy, …

Cas9’s secrets revealed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Feb 2014

Bacterial enzyme Cas9 needs short DNA sequences to identify and degrade foreign DNA during viral in…

Neutron studies reveal HIV drug mechanism weaker than assumed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Sep 2013

Neutron studies of an HIV enzyme and its inhibitor have revealed new areas for improvement in drug …