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Portable HIV monitoring device shows promise for remote settings
A newly developed microfluidic biosensor promises to reshape how CD4+ T cells — key indicators of immune function in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients — are detected.
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Engineered bacteria can deliver antiviral therapies and vaccines
New research demonstrates how specially engineered bacteria taken orally can operate as a delivery system for antiviral therapies and vaccines.
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Researchers reveal remarkable antimicrobial activity in hydrogen boride nanosheets
Hydrogen boride (HB) nanosheets represent an exciting new frontier in the search for technologies that can combat microbes in everyday settings. Researchers discovered that they exhibit excellent antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties.
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AI-powered framework predicts the evolutionary fitness of SARS-CoV-2 variants
CoVFit is a novel framework designed to predict the fitness of SARS-CoV-2 variants. It integrates molecular data with large-scale epidemiological data to provide a predictive model that helps us understand why some variants succeed while others do not.
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Water researchers develop prediction system for harmful algae
Researchers are collaborating on a next-day prediction model to warn and inform water managers about harmful algal blooms. Using water samples and computer algorithms, the team developed prediction models based on two water sources feeding the Caloosahatchee River.
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Cool science: Researchers craft tiny biological tools using frozen ethanol
Imagine drawing on something as delicate as a living cell — without damaging it. Researchers have made this groundbreaking discovery using an unexpected combination of tools: frozen ethanol, electron beams and purple-tinted microbes.
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New blood test shows superior sensitivity in detecting HPV-associated head and neck cancers
A new liquid biopsy blood test could help detect cases of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated head and neck cancers with significantly higher accuracy than currently used methods, including before patients develop symptoms.
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Particles carrying multiple vaccine doses could reduce the need for follow-up shots
Researchers are working to develop microparticles that can release their payload weeks or months after being injected. This could lead to vaccines that can be given just once, with several doses that would be released at different time points.
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World’s largest bat organoid platform paves the way for pandemic preparedness
Researchers have created the world’s most comprehensive bat organoid platform. These ’mini-organs’ are grown from five common bat species found across Asia and Europe and represent four different organs—airway, lungs, kidneys, and small intestine.
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Combining laboratory techniques yields wealth of information about deadly brain tumors
In a new study, researchers injected into the tumor a virus aimed at killing glioblastoma cells. Surgeons took tumor tissue samples and ran them through multiple advanced laboratory techniques to demonstrate that even small tissue samples can yield additional insights.
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Scientists develop an ink that boosts coral reef settlement by 20 times
With coral reefs in crisis due to climate change, scientists have engineered a bio-ink that could help promote coral larvae settlement and restore these underwater ecosystems before it’s too late.
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New vaccine protects against swine, human and bird flu
Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy. A new study describes a vaccine that protects against H1N1 swine flu and can also protect against influenza in humans and birds.
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Targeted nanoparticles show promise for more effective antifungal treatments
Researchers have developed a new nanotechnology-based approach that could improve treatment of fungal infections, particularly those caused by the increasingly drug-resistant Candida species.
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Activating ‘jumping genes’ speeds up bacterial evolution from decades to weeks
Scientists have developed a system to control and accelerate the evolution of changes in the bacterial genome structure, targeting small ‘jumping genes’, or DNA sequences known as insertion sequences.
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Researchers pioneer novel, needle-free, live-attenuated influenza vaccines with broad protection
Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in developing broadly protective, live-attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIV).
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Self-assembly of a large metal-peptide capsid nanostructure through geometric control
Controlling the topology and structure of entangled molecular strands is a key challenge in molecular engineering. This new hollow dodecahedral shell demonstrates remarkable stability and potential for functionalization and encapsulating macromolecules.
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Predictive AI model can help build vaccines for future versions of a virus
Researchers have created an AI tool called EVE-Vax that can predict and design viral proteins likely to emerge in the future. For SARS-CoV-2, panels of these “designer” proteins triggered similar immune responses as real-life viral proteins that emerged during the pandemic.
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Bacteria: Recording gene activity more efficiently
Researchers have presented a step-by-step protocol for creating single bacterial transcriptomes with MATQ-seq. The protocol also includes the experimental and computer-aided analysis of the data.
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Scientists engineer antibody against flu with sticky staying power
Scientists have engineered a monoclonal antibody that can protect mice from a lethal dose of influenza A, a new study shows. The new molecule combines the specificity of a mature flu fighter with the broad binding capacity of a more general immune system defender. Source: NIAID Colorized transmission ...
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Synthetic lichen points a pathway to self-healing concrete
Addressing one of the most persistent and expensive problems in construction, scientists have taken inspiration from nature to develop a synthetic lichen system to enable concrete to self-repair.