New book explains concept and knowledge maps about biochemical compounds
Mind Maps in Biochemistry presents a series of concept and knowledge maps about biochemical compounds, systems and techniques. The book illustrates the relationships between commonly used terms in the subject to convey the meaning...
Facing tighter pesticide restrictions, Italian fruit growers hope biotechnology can help protect their orchards...
The GLP Needs Your Help
It is easier than ever for advocacy groups to spread disinformation on pressing science issues, such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. No, vaccines are not harmful. Yes, the use of...
How India’s rice production can adapt to climate change challenges
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URBANA, Ill. ¬- As the global population grows, the demand for food increases while arable land shrinks. A new University of Illinois study...
Hepatitis B Virus Uses Host’s DNA Repair Proteins to Close Circle of Infection
To establish chronic disease, the hepatitis B virus (HBV) must have its genome of relaxed circular DNA (rcDNA) turned into covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA). Exactly how rcDNA becomes cccDNA has been unclear, but...
Vir Biotechnology shares surge after COVID-19 antibody drug shown to reduce risk of death...
Shares of Vir Biotechnology surged 30% in early trading on Thursday, after the company said its experimental COVID-19 treatment, being developed with pharmaceutical GlaxoSmithKline, significantly reduced hospitalization and death in high-risk adults. The companies...
Fishers at risk in ‘perfect storm’
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Stormier weather will increasingly force fishers to choose between their safety and income, researchers say.
Climate change is causing more extreme weather in many locations....
Tessera Rewrites the Genome Script Using Mobile Genetic Elements
Just as gene therapy and gene editing began to flex their muscles in the clinic, Tessera Therapeutics emerged from stealth mode in July 2020 with a new way of fixing genetic problems – gene...
ImmunityBio Begins Trading Today on Nasdaq as Large Cap Biotechnology Company – Business Wire
CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBRX) today announced it has begun trading as a large cap company with approximately 398 million fully diluted shares outstanding following its merger with NantKwest. The combined company...
Tiny antibodies naturally generated by llamas can be effective against COVID-19
As the fight against COVID-19 continues, scientists have turned to an unlikely source for a potentially effective treatment: tiny antibodies naturally generated by llamas. While the world has welcomed the news of multiple vaccines...
Researchers report zoonotic spillover of adapted SARS-CoV-2 from minks to humans
In a recent report made available on bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers from Poland and Finland reveal a spillover event of mink-adapted severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from farmed mink to humans after...
