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Harvard breakthrough shows stem cells can be genetically edited in the body
5.6.2019 | Press monitoring
We owe our long lives to stem cells, which are nestled deep inside certain tissues in the body and constantly replace old cells. In recent years scientists have been able to correct genetic diseases by removing these stem cells, editing their genomes and then implanting them back into the patient, but that adds complications. Now, new research led...
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Nordic microalgae cleans wastewater and produces biodiesel
3.6.2019 | Press monitoring
Green microalgae are photosynthetic water organisms that use sunlight and a few other nutrients to transform CO2 into energy and biomass. Algae biomass is considered a good raw material for the production of biofuels, as these microorganisms can naturally form and store large amounts of lipids, which in turn can be converted into biodiesel. In...
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Chemists develop nanoscale bioabsorbable wound dressing
31.5.2019 | Press monitoring
Scientists at Texas A&M University are harnessing the combined power of organic nanomaterials-based chemistry and a natural product found in crustacean exoskeletons to help bring emergency medicine one step closer to a viable solution for mitigating blood loss, from the hospital to the battlefield. Hemorrhage is a leading cause of death in...
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Cranberries join forces with antibiotics to fight bacteria
29.5.2019 | Press monitoring
The global spread of antibiotic resistance is undermining decades of progress in fighting bacterial infections. Due to the overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, we are on the cusp of returning to a pre-antibiotic era in which minor infections can once again become deadly. Therefore, countering the fall in antibiotic efficacy by...
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Like submicroscopic spacecrafts: Graphene flakes to control neuron aktivity
27.5.2019 | Press monitoring
Like in a science fiction novel, miniscule spacecrafts able to reach a specific site of the brain and influence the operation of specific types of neurons or drug delivery: Graphene flakes, the subject matter of the new study of the group of SISSA professor Laura Ballerini, open up truly futuristic horizons. Measuring just one millionth of a...
Snakebite crisis gets US$100-million boost for better antivenoms
24.5.2019 | Press monitoring
Biomedical-research funder the Wellcome Trust has announced an ambitious initiative to improve the treatment of snakebites in poor countries. Snakebites kill tens of thousands of people a year, partly because they are treated with archaic antivenoms that often work only for one species. Wellcome’s ?80-million (US$103-million) programme, announced...
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Placental stem cells found to regenerate heart cells after heart attack
22.5.2019 | Press monitoring
According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases are the biggest killers of people in modern times, and it's largely due to the heart's inability to repair itself properly. Even if a person survives the initial cardiac arrest event, scar tissue renders the heart less effective at pumping blood and more likely to suffer future...
How plant viruses can be used to ward off pests and keep plants healthy
20.5.2019 | Press monitoring
Imagine a technology that could target pesticides to treat specific spots deep within the soil, making them more effective at controlling infestations while limiting their toxicity to the environment. Researchers at the University of California San Diego and Case Western Reserve University have taken a step toward that goal. They discovered that...
Lamprey molecules squirm into the brain to deliver cancer drugs
17.5.2019 | Press monitoring
With a mouth like a whirlpool full of teeth, the lamprey is not something you'd normally want anywhere near your brain. But now, researchers from the Universities of Texas and Wisconsin-Madison have used molecules taken from the freaky fish's immune system to deliver drugs inside the body – and even managed to sneak them into the brain. The...
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Researchers replace the genes of E. coli bacteria with synthesized genome
15.5.2019 | Press monitoring
A team of researchers at Cambridge University has replaced the genes of E. coli bacteria with genomes they synthesized in the lab. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes replacing the genome and removing redundant genetic codes. The genome of any given organism is quite complex, yet it is based on just three sets of...
