[ad_1] IMAGE: Tetrameric assembly of the RPP1 resistosome shown from the surface. The four RPP1 monomers are labeled and shown in different colors: ATR1 is shown in green; BB-loops that mediate formation … sight More Credit: Jijie Chai Although separated by millions of years of evolution, plants and animals have …
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[ad_1] A repurposed mouse model can develop symptoms of both severe COVID-19 (lung damage, blood clots, abnormal blood vessels, and death) as well as milder diseases, including loss of smell, according to a recent study published by the University of London. ‘Iowa in Nature. The study also showed that convalescent …
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[ad_1] IMAGE: SMART AMR researchers Boon Chong Goh (left) and Linh Chi Dam (right) evaluate bacterial cells after treatment with lysine visualization More Credit: Wei Lin Lee, SMART AMR New method to customize lysines to specifically target unwanted bacteria while leaving others unharmed Lysines are enzymes that help open bacteria …
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[ad_1] Hurricanes, pollution, disease, bleaching and the effects of an ever-warming planet all have a negative impact on the health of coral reefs around the world. However, those in the Caribbean are facing a new threat: an aggressive, golden-brown, crust-like algae that is rapidly invading shallow coral reefs. Algae, known …
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[ad_1] BUFFALO, NY – Anyone who has undergone a nasal swab or saliva test for COVID-19 knows that the virus is more easily detected in the nose and mouth. That’s why, University of Buffalo researchers argue in a new paper, more COVID-19 studies should be devoted to how immunity to …
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[ad_1] T.The world took notice when the German startup BioNTech announced a breakthrough in the development of a new type of vaccine to fight Covid-19. After testing tens of thousands of people, BioNTech’s vaccine has been shown to be 95% effective in providing protection for those who would otherwise have …
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[ad_1] New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what the textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now – precisely as the copy of genetic material that, once initiated, is properly deactivated. The discovery concerns a key process essential to life: the transcription stage of …
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[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what the textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now – precisely as the copy of genetic material that, once initiated, is conveniently deactivated. . The discovery concerns a key process essential to life: …
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[ad_1] IMAGE: The watery alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. View More Credit: image by He et al Carbon is one of the main building blocks of life on Earth. It is abundant in the atmosphere of our planet, where it is found in the form of carbon dioxide. Carbon makes its way …
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[ad_1] Covid-19 mourners have warned that allowing families in the UK to get together over Christmas is “sheer madness” and urged the public to spend a low-key holiday period rather than risk the pain they endured. Members of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group told the Guardian that large …
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