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Photoactivated enzymatic oxygen transfer

May 27, 2020
Researchers at the Universities of Münster (Germany) and Pavia (Italy) have now identified an enzyme which becomes catalytically active when exposed to blue light and which immediately triggers a reaction...

Biohybrid organic battery combines nanocomposite and bacteria

May 26, 2020
Scientists from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a programmable, biohybrid material system combining nanocomposite and bacteria for power generation.

Activation of the SARS coronavirus 2 revealed

May 5, 2020
The Infection Biology Unit of the German Primate Center (DPZ) - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research has now shown that the activation sequence for entry of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...

Targeted prevention of preterm labour

April 26, 2020
A new approach that targets problematic molecular pathway to prevent preterm labour and birth has been identified by research from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.

Rhamnolipids show promise in AMR fight

September 11, 2019
Small biosurfactant molecules known as rhamnolipids could be the key to ending antibiotic resistance by increasing the effectiveness of commonly-used antibiotics.

Ebola patients cured with mAb drugs

August 13, 2019
Two monoclonal antibody drugs will be used to treat Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a successful nine-month trial.

Melanin shows promise for bioelectronics

March 28, 2019
The electrical conductivity of a melanin pigment has been increased a billion-fold by Italian chemists, giving it applications in bioelectronics.   The team, from the University of Naples heated thin films of...

DeepMind AI predicts 3D protein shapes

December 3, 2018
A British technology company has used AI to predict the 3D structure of a protein based on its genetic sequence.DeepMind used its AlphaFold AI system focused on modelling target shapes...

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