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Parasites of viruses drive superbug evolution

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

In a study published today in Cell, one of the most prominent peer-reviewed scientific journals in the field of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Imperial College London have discovered a new way by which bacteria transmit their genes, enabling them to evolve much faster than previously (..)

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Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to F. William Studier for development of widely used protein- and RNA-production platform

Broad Institute

“Bill Studier’s development of T7 phage RNA polymerase for use in preparing RNA templates for multiple uses in research labs worldwide has been a truly revolutionary technical advance for the entire field of molecular biology,” said Joan Steitz, the Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University.

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Optimizing your ELISA Assays | BMG LABTECH

BMG Labtech

This is reflected in scientific discoveries across many research disciplines including immunology , molecular biology , medicine, and diagnostics. Specific areas where they have had a wide impact include virology , bacteriology, biotechnology , fungal biology, cancer and oncology (e.g.

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Repurposing FDA-approved drugs may help combat COVID-19

The Pharma Data

. “The SARS-CoV-2 vaccines target the spike protein, but this protein is under strong selection pressure and, as we have seen with Omicron, can undergo significant mutations,” said Joyce Jose, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Penn State. 25) in the journal Communications Biology. .

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A new viral surveillance system in West Africa is showing the world how to prevent the next pandemic

Broad Institute

The project is a collaboration between the Broad and the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) at Redeemer’s University outside Lagos in Nigeria, where Happi is a professor of molecular biology and genomics. Through Sentinel, we are creating a world that is equitable.

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Michael Crichton and James Patterson’s “Eruption” is Riveting, but with a Shaky Genetic Foundation

PLOS: DNA Science

TMV is a common pathogen used in early molecular biology research. Ingesting the insecticides disturbs a fly’s gut microbiome – the bacteria and viruses in it’s digestive system – in a way that increases the number of tobacco mosaic viruses. The animal excretes, and some of the poop lands on leaves. BUT WAIT!!!

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Phages could help to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Drug Target Review

Phage have been of interest to scientists as tools to understand fundamental molecular biology, as vectors of horizontal gene transfer and drivers of bacterial evolution, as sources of diagnostic and genetic tools, and as novel therapeutic agents.

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