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Sequence every newborn’s DNA? Despite obstacles, UK pushes ahead
6.10.2021 | Press monitoring
„Five to 7% of people are born with a rare disease, and many could be treated very early in their life” if the disease is detected, says Richard Scott, chief medical officer of Genomics England, a government-funded company. Genome sequencing could help. “The costs have come down so much that we’re now at a tipping point where it’s wrong not...
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New nanomaterial for treatment of skin infections
4.10.2021 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS (IOCB Prague) and the Technical University of Liberec in collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, the Department of Burns Medicine of the Third Faculty of Medicine at Charles University (Czech Republic), and P. J. Šafárik University...
Reverse vaccine trains immune system not to attack beneficial drugs
1.10.2021 | Press monitoring
The immune system is a powerful weapon protecting us from dangerous infection, but sometimes it can get a little overzealous and attack things that are trying to help us. A new preclinical treatment could one day help, using a kind of “reverse vaccine” to train the immune system to ignore specific drugs or molecules. So if vaccination works by...
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Entire genome of common forest pest, Eurasian spruce bark beetle, now revealed
29.9.2021 | Press monitoring
Researchers have successfully mapped the entire genome of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle. The breakthrough paves the way for new research into bark beetles and better prospects for effective pest control of a species that can destroy more than 100 million cubic meters of spruce forest during a single year in Europe and Asia. Mapping the genome...
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Microneedle patch penetrates biofilms to treat chronic wounds
27.9.2021 | Press monitoring
Chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers can be very difficult to treat, partially because of antibiotic-resistant "biofilms" that form over the affected tissue. A new type of microneedle patch, however, has been shown to deliver medication through such films. Bacterial bioflms are made up of colonies of bacteria that stick together by...
When organoids meet coronaviruses
24.9.2021 | Press monitoring
Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers in collaboration with the group of Bart Haagmans (Erasmus MC) established an organoid biobank to search for the genes that are essential for the spreading of a SARS-CoV2 infection. Organoids are tiny 3D structures grown from stem cells that mimic organ function. To find out more about the host factors...
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Virus/antibiotic combo recruited to kill resistant bacteria
22.9.2021 | Press monitoring
Sometimes, viruses can help us. According to a new study, a combination of antibiotics and a bacteria-killing virus eradicates harmful bacteria better than either one is capable of doing on its own. The research was carried out by scientists from the Université de Montpellier in France, and the University of Pittsburgh in the US. For the study,...
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Lab-grown coffee cuts out the beans and deforestation
20.9.2021 | Press monitoring
As the world's population continues to grow, so does the strain we place on the environment in our efforts to feed all those hungry mouths, and part of the solution may lie in the lab. We've seen how lab-grown meats like rib-eye steaks, burgers or chicken tenders could help address the massive environmental costs associated with livestock...
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Engineers grow pancreatic organoids that mimic the real thing
17.9.2021 | Press monitoring
MIT engineers, in collaboration with scientists at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, have developed a new way to grow tiny replicas of the pancreas, using either healthy or cancerous pancreatic cells. Their new models could help researchers develop and test potential drugs for pancreatic cancer, which is currently one of the most difficult...
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Hydrogel produces oxygen to help heal chronic wounds
15.9.2021 | Press monitoring
Diabetic skin ulcers often take a long time to heal, sometimes even leading to complications that result in amputation. A new hydrogel is designed to help keep that from happening, by delivering oxygen directly to such wounds. Developed by scientists at Missouri's Washington University in St. Louis, the substance initially takes the form of a...
