Unique genetic mechanism that protects cells against viruses discovered
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered a unique genetic mechanism that provides cells with rapid and efficient protection against viruses. The findings could lead ...
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mRNA, RNAi, circRNA, ASOs: A comparative guide to RNA therapeutics
In this review of RNA therapies, we paint an overview of what’s going on in a field that is addressing a number of diseases.
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Mysterious Blobs Found inside Cells Are Rewriting the Story of How Life Works
Mysterious Blobs Found inside Cells Are Rewriting the Story of How Life Works Tiny specks called biomolecular condensates are ...
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How do you prevent and treat norovirus?
Treat the symptoms: First, isolate from others as much as possible. Slow down stool with anti-diarrheal medication and drink ...
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AI drug discoverer's antiviral reduces COVID in mouse lungs, neutralizes other RNA viruses
Many of the most devastating infectious diseases are caused by RNA viruses, and Model Medicines is working on one compound to ...
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How the virus behind COVID-19 can harm your blood vessels and your heart
"It's just in a different location. What's important is the immune response to the virus." SARS-CoV-2 is a large, enveloped RNA virus, meaning it is surrounded by an extra layer of cell membrane that ...
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Spanish Flu Killed 50 Million. Terrorists Can Now Create Synthetic Version of the Virus.
A university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu ...
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Samsung Takes Top Spot in U.S. Patents for Third Year Running while TSMC Rises into Second Place; After Four-Year Falloff, Grants Increase Nearly 4%
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- After four years of decline, U.S. patent grants headed upward, rising 3.8% from calendar year 2023 to 324,043 and Samsung retained the top spot for the ...
What is HMPV? Symptoms of respiratory virus spreading in China, how it's spread and should we be worried?
Symptoms of HMPV are similar to that of the common cold and can include a cough, fever, runny nose, sore throat, wheezing, shortness of breath and a rash. It can also cause upper and lower respiratory ...
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UH researchers discover a virus in ocean with critical cell component
They replicate by getting inside of a cell where they take over the cell’s replication machinery and direct it to make more viruses. Simple viruses rely entirely on the host cell’s materials ...
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UH researchers make breakthrough discovery: find virus with critical cell component
They replicate by getting inside of a cell where they take over the cell’s replication machinery and direct it to make more viruses. Simple viruses rely entirely on the host cell’s materials ...
Surging HMP virus warning with symptoms and how to avoid it
A doctor has explained how to avoid a virus which has caused alarm, after a huge outbreak in China. A recent outbreak of the Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China is raising alarm bells with ...