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Developing a COVID-19 testing kit using RNA detection
The developers of an RNA imaging technology are using it to create a COVID-19 coronavirus testing kit, able to recognise the viral genome.
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Where could bioengineering and technological advances take drug discovery?
Drug Target Review explores the findings of a recent review of molecular, cellular, multi-cellular and tissue engineering and modelling technologies for drug design.
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Ion channel ball-and-chain mechanism imaged after decades of attempts
Scientists have imaged the ball-and-chain mechanism using cryogenic electron microscopy and hope their work could be applied in the design of novel therapeutics.
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CRISPR RNA-targeted genetic screen could be used for COVID-19 therapy
A new Cas13 RNA screen has been used to establish guide RNAs for the COVID-19 coronavirus and human RNA segments which could be used in vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.
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Software able to screen up to 1.4 billion compounds developed
New in silico screening software has the capability to screen billions of compounds, with the hope of improving drug design and limiting side effects.
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Mapping the immune response to COVID-19
Researchers reveal that a broad range of immune cells react to COVID-19 and aid recovery, findings which could inform the development of a potential vaccine.
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New method to probe molecules could improve spectroscopy techniques
Researchers have developed a highly sensitive technique for probing molecules that they say could enable new applications in the fields of spectroscopy.
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Copper ions could be key to blocking cancer metastasis
Researchers have identified that copper ions and their protein transporters, such as Atox1, are key to cancer cell movement and could be targeted by therapies.
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Novel assay designed to aid malaria drug and vaccine development
Researchers have developed a novel affordable and reproducible assay to study the malaria parasite, using a new cytoplasmic dye, Cell Trace Far-Red (CTFR).
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Muscle cell atlas developed to aid muscular disease and injury research
Researchers have created a new technical resource atlas which maps the 15 distinct cell types involved in muscle repair for disease and therapy research.
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Drug discovery could be improved with new collapsible basket technology
A collapsible basket technology has been developed to significantly accelerate the analysis process when scientists are developing new medicines.
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Developing an automatic microfluidic platform using ‘ferrobots’
A new microfluidic technology has been developed by researchers, which utilises magnetic ferrobots to automate chemical analyses and assays.
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Enhancing the speed of atomic force microscopy for biological samples
Researchers have applied for a patent for their innovative cantilever and vibrating plate technique which they say could increase the speed of atomic force microscopy on fragile samples.
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Multi-organ-on-a-chip developed for drug toxicity screening
The model was tested on a panel of drugs that are both still on the market or have been recalled due to adverse effects and was able to show their toxicity.
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Mass spectrometry approach allows researchers to make precise protein measurements
A new method for weighing proteins at the atom level, called individual ion mass spectrometry, has been developed by American researchers.
