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Secret life of antimicrobial peptide revealed through CRISPR
Antimicrobial peptides were found to act against Gram-negative bacteria and certain fungi by working either together or by adding up their individual effects...
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A drug target is anything within a living organism to which a drug is directed and/or binds, resulting in a change in its behaviour or function.
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Book mechanism identified as communication method for bacterial toxins
Researchers have identified the mechanism by which highly toxic compounds communicate, and how they use vesicles to be transported...
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MRI sensor to image activity deep inside the brain
A method of imaging calcium activity that is based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could help to image deep within the brain...
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Taking a BiTE out of lung cancer
Bispecific T-cell engager technology (BiTE) could be used to quickly and accurately diagnose patients suffering from lung cancer...
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Gene therapy to reduce deafness in mice
Gene therapy has been used to restore hearing in an adult mouse model of DFNB9 deafness, one of the most frequent cases of congenital genetic deafness...
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Fighting HIV using anti-cancer immunotherapy
Researchers have used immunotherapy treatments, ordinarily used to treat cancer, to reveal the virus in the cells of people living with HIV...
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How the immune cell ‘Iron Man’ helps T-cells fight infection
The Iron Man of immune cells, the CD4 cell, has been found to help T-cells fight viral infections, with a lack of these cells often leading to illness...
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Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI could measure biomarker for psychosis
A specific type of MRI, neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging, could lead to the measurement of a psychosis biomarker...
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Simple mechanism that ensures bacterial resistance
The team used techniques used by physicists along with highly specialised equipment to investigate deep into the bacterial membrane...
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Reprogramming stem cells using the measles virus vector
A method has been developed to reprogram stem cells using the measles virus vector, cutting a four-step process to only one stage...
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Functional transplantable B-cells generated from mice
Stem cells generated from mice have shown to be functional when transplanted, leading to the possibility of future therapies...
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The role of immune cells in metastasis
Specific immune cells, such as neutrophils, have been found to aid the progression of cancers, promoting metastasis in tumours...
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Treatment could prevents and treat Chlamydia
The development of a treatment that prevents and treats Chlamydia uses nanotechnology, and could change the way the disease is treated...
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Key function of specialised cells in peripheral nerve repair
The interaction between macrophages and Schwann cells could be vital in maintaining the repair process, without which could impair nerve function...
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Genetic sequence can predict protein production efficiency
Protein produced in a cell is crucial to maintaining the function of the organism, and this function is important to understand numerous human diseases...
