[ad_1] IMAGE: This image shows a bioprinted lobule containing algae, where densely encapsulated cells are visible. The left is an optical micrograph, while the right shows an autofluorescent micrograph. View More Credit: The Zhang Lab – Engineering Lab 3D bioprinted algae can be harnessed as a sustainable source of oxygen …
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[ad_1] Oak Brook, IL – The December edition of Discovery SLAS, “Drug Discovery Targeting COVID-19” is a special collection assembled by associate editor Timothy Spicer (Scripps, FL, USA), focusing on drug discovery efforts towards the current global COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. In this special issue you …
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[ad_1] “Cytokine storms” were a common feature of the 1918 flu, historians and health professionals say. But what is the role of potentially fatal immune responses in the coronavirus pandemic? About 500 million people, or a third of the world’s population, were infected with the Spanish flu of 1918. An …
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[ad_1] Five passengers aboard the first cruise ship to resume navigation in the Caribbean tested positive for the coronavirus, according to reports and an interview with a passenger. SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream 1 captain, Torbjorn Lund, reported positive Covid tests in an announcement to passengers and crew, Sue Bryant, a …
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[ad_1] The artist’s interpretation of how microbial genome sequences from the GEM catalog can help fill knowledge gaps about the microbes that play key roles in Earth’s microbiomes. (Credit: Zosia Rostomian / Berkeley Lab) Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational methods over the past decade, researchers have discovered genomes …
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[ad_1] IMAGE: Microinjection of CRISPR-Cas9 reagents into the fertilized coral egg view (Acropora millepora) More Credits: Phillip Cleves, Carnegie Institute for Science – Department of Embryology An international research project used gene editing technology to examine the heat tolerance of coral on the Great Barrier Reef with the set results …
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[ad_1] IMAGE: Top row: E coli bacteria containing a retron rupture membranes in the cell approximately 15 minutes after infection (center) Red reveals holes in the membranes as cells die. (Right) … view More Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science In many species of bacteria there are peculiar hybrid structures called …
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[ad_1] In many species of bacteria there are peculiar hybrid structures called retrons which are half RNA and half single stranded DNA. Since their discovery some 35 years ago, researchers have learned to use backons to produce single strands of DNA in the laboratory, but no one knew what their …
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[ad_1] Boehringer Ingelheim laboratory The pharmaceutical company is currently researching a range of treatment options for Covid-19 lung disease caused by the new coronavirus. (Photo: Boehringer Ingelheim) Frankfurt Pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim is leading the development of a drug for patients with Covid-19. A Phase 2 clinical trial is to …
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[ad_1] Coronaviruses are a group of RNA viruses that cause disease in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to fatal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the common cold. Conversely, more lethal varieties can cause SARS, MERS …
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