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Cryogenic electron microscopy freeze-frames SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

July 22, 2020
News
The rod-like spike proteins on the surface of SARS CoV-2 are the tip of the spear of the COVID-19 pandemic. The spikes bind to human cells via the ACE2 receptor...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health
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Manchester expert launches COVID-19 global task force

July 17, 2020
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A world-leading materials expert from The University of Manchester is helping to launch a new global task force to drive innovation in digital health to combat pandemics like COVID-19 -...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Engineering, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Machine learning helps grow artificial organs

July 17, 2020
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Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Ivannikov Institute for System Programming, and the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Schepens Eye Research Institute have developed a neural network capable of...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Health, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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New molecular tool precisely edits mitochondrial DNA

July 14, 2020
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The genome in mitochondria -- the cell's energy-producing organelles -- is involved in disease and key biological functions, and the ability to precisely alter this DNA would allow scientists to...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
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5G could support telesurgery during COVID-19 pandemic

July 14, 2020
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A surgeon demonstrated how telesurgery could be successfully performed using robotic technology and a 5G network by operating on a cadaver patient from 15 km away. The low latency and...
Life Sciences
Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Fighting E. coli with E. coli

July 7, 2020
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According to findings from a new gut-in-a-dish study published in mBio, Nissle, a strain of Escherichia coli, is harmless to intestinal tissue and may protect the gut from enterohemorrhagic E....
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Immunology, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical
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Monitoring COVID-19 plasma viscosity

July 3, 2020
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A clinical viscosity diagnostic instrument is proving to be valuable in the research and treatment of coronavirus after laboratory scientists have identified its ability to provide meaningful data for medical...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Covid-19, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology
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Instant diagnostic photonics scan for bladder cancer (BLC)

July 2, 2020
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Thousands of lives lost to bladder cancers each year could be saved thanks to a new scanner that uses photonics to illuminate parts of the tissue that are currently impossible...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology, Particle Physics, Physics
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New method reveals how Parkinson’s protein damages cell membranes

July 2, 2020
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In sufferers of Parkinson's disease, clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as the ‘Parkinson’s protein’, are found in the brain. These destroy cell membranes, eventually resulting in cell death. Now,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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First volunteer receives new Imperial COVID-19 vaccine

June 26, 2020
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The first healthy volunteer has received a new coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers led by Professor Robin Shattock at Imperial College London. The phase I trials were funded by UKRI...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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