Two essential enzymes coordinate to read and copy SARS-CoV-2 genetic material (shown as blue spheres). Credit: Rockefeller University Exactly how viruses replicate is a complex…
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Most taste cells selectively respond to a specific stimulus type while broadly responsive cells respond to multiple taste qualities. Credit: Jhanna Flora and Kathryn Medler…
Antibody array data showing activation of kinases in human red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite. Credit: RMIT University New research into malaria suggests…
From left to right: Dr. Alessandro Sette and Dr. Daniela Weiskopf. Credit: Gina Kirchweger, La Jolla Institute for Immunology Researchers caution: It is too soon…
The development of mRNA knock-down technologies for use in vertebrate organisms such as zebrafish has been limited. CRISPR-RfxCas13d has been identified as an effective method…
Cryo-EM imaging reveals high-resolution side and top views of the viral RNA replication “crown” complex structure. Credit: Paul Ahlquist, Morgridge Institute for Research For the…
The 3D structure of a base editor, comprised of the Cas9 protein (white and gray), which binds to a DNA target (teal and blue helix)…
Laura Martin-Sancho in lab PPE, sample in hand. Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Multiple drugs improve the activity of remdesivir, a current standard-of-care…
Confocal image of a typical mature biofilm taken at 12 h. The bacteria are labeled with the DNA stain DAPI but are shown here in…
Illustration of quadruple helix DNA (green) forming. Credit: Ella Maru Studio The formation of four-stranded DNA has been tracked in living human cells, allowing scientists…
With the global pandemic still in full swing, scientists are working to develop a vaccine in record time. While everyone wants an effective vaccine, they…
Inside your mouth right now, there is a group of bacteria whose closest relatives can also be found in the belly of a moose, in…
On the right are neurons from a Huntington’s model mouse, showing much more PKR (a marker of immune response to mitochondrial RNA) in green than…
Aorta tissues that were not exposed to BafA (left) did not sprout new vessels, while BafA-exposed aorta tissues (right) did. Credit: Kentaro Tsukamoto Scientists gain…
Bats—the only flying mammals—are highly mobile, constantly bringing new pathogens into their communities. According to University of Rochester biologists, that’s one reason they have evolved…
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…
C. Jejuni cell bodies (red) and flagella (green). Credit: Eli Cohen / Imperial College London Researchers have solved the mystery of why a species of…
This transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of intact rotavirus particles. Credit: CDC Rotavirus is responsible for more than 130,000 deaths annually in infants and children younger…