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X-rays reveal structure of SARS-CoV-2 protease at room temperature
Researchers grew large crystals and used an X-ray machine with a less intense beam to elucidate the structure of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease at room temperature.
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Drug repurposing approaches to fast track development of new therapies for COVID-19
26 June 2020 | By Tecan
This webinar described the recent efforts to identify small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease.
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Improving cell-based assays and their future in drug discovery
15 June 2020 | By Horizon Discovery
Watch our on-demand webinar with Horizon Discovery which summarises the challenges in translating promising pre-clinical therapeutic candidates into clinical success.
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Video: ESHG 2019 conference discussion panel: automated sample preparation
A result is only as good as the sample preparation that preceded it.
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Video: Overview of the KingFisherTM instruments
ESHG 2019: Automated sample preparation using magnetic bead technology and KingFisher instruments.
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Video: Isolate Circulating tumor cells using the KingFisher
New opportunities for liquid biopsy: At automated workflow for isolating circulating tumor cells using KingFisher instruments.
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Researchers find microglia are key to protecting brain from viral infection
The team found microglia and CD8 T cells were vital to protecting neurons from vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) infection and suggest loss of taste and smell in COVID-19 could be due to a certain mechanism of infection.
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Seeing the light – visualising protein translation in real time
Non-invasive imaging has played an increasing role in drug discovery and development processes. Nikki Withers spoke with Yochi Slonim, who discusses a novel technology that leverages FRET signals for the discovery of small molecule drugs that selectively control mRNA translation in a novel target space.
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Data, data and still more data: the challenges of imaging and analysing 3D cell models
The latest generation of three-dimensional (3D) cell models offer new and exciting possibilities for pharmaceutical research. However, deciding how to capture sufficient information in the most efficient way from an experiment without making the data size overwhelming can prove challenging. Margaritha Mysior and Jeremy Simpson discuss the opportunities and challenges…
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3D map of the heart’s intracardiac nervous system (ICN) revealed
The 3D map, created using Knife-Edge Scanning Microscopy and analysed using laser capture microdissection, reveals new insights about the nervous control of the heart.
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Guide: Five ways biophysical tools help brain studies
Learn why researchers turned to biophysical methods to expose the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases.
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Expert view: From 3D high throughput to simple automated imaging: cellular imaging within reach of every laboratory
Our Ability to image cells has come a long way since the pioneering days of Galileo Galilei and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.
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Imaging In-Depth Focus 2020
The articles in this in-depth focus discuss the difficulties in deciding what information to capture when imaging three-dimensional (3D) cell models and the use of non-invasive imaging techniques to discover small molecule drugs to control protein translation.
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Drug Target Review – Issue 2 2020
In this issue authors discuss the development of COVID-19 antibody therapies, how high-throughput screening enhances research at the Crick Institute and why combinations of immuno-oncology drugs could revolutionise treatment of advanced cancers. Also included in the issue are articles on stem cells and imaging.
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Dynamics of GPCRs revealed using combination of approaches
A team used both structural and spectroscopic techniques to study the dynamics of cell surface G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs).