Nanoscale spectroscopy review showcases a bright future
Modern society is working closer to the nanoscale than it realises
Credit: Luco Bravo Unsplash
Modern society is working closer to the nanoscale than it realises. Breakthroughs and...
Vir Biotechnology and Alnylam Join the Fight Against COVID-19 – Nasdaq
Yet another biotech has joined the fray against the novel coronavirus: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY) and Vir Biotechnology (NASDAQ: VIR) on Wednesday announced they were expanding their ongoing collaboration to include an attempt to develop RNA...
UAB research reveals hydrogen sulfide as new culprit for deadly tuberculosis
A new culprit -- hydrogen sulfide -- has been found for the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis. Hydrogen sulfide gas is known for its rotten egg smell, yet it has normal physiological roles in the...
Increasing Energy Supply in Injured Spinal Cord Nerves May Help Promote Axon Regrowth
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Indiana University School of Medicine report that increasing energy supply within injured spinal cord nerves in mice could help promote axon regrowth and restore...
SFU researchers help discover potential new drug to kill superbugs
Researchers in Simon Fraser University's Brinkman Laboratory are collaborating with U.S. researchers to test a new drug that can kill a wide range of superbugs - including some bacteria now resistant to all common...
How computational linguistics helps to understand how language works
The paper by Gemma Boleda, ICREA research professor with the Department of Translation and Language Sciences has been published in the journal Annual Review of Linguistics
Credit: upf
Thermo Fisher to Expand Coronavirus, Infectious Disease Dx with Planned $11.5B QIAGEN Acquisition
Marc N. Casper, Thermo Fisher Scientific chairman, president, and CEO
Thermo Fisher Scientific has signaled its intent to expand its molecular diagnostics portfolio with a new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus test under evaluation in China and other...
Maine voters consider U-turn on vaccine exemptions
As Mainers head to the polls on Super Tuesday for the presidential primary, they also will decide another issue: vaccine requirements. A statewide referendum asks if voters want to overturn a new law that...
Many science investigations launch to the International Space Station
A variety of science investigations, along with supplies and equipment, launch to the International Space Station on the 20th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. The Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to leave Earth March...
Challenges for translating pharmacomicrobiomics to personalized medicine
A new Commentary identifies three actionable challenges for translating pharmacomicrobiomics to personalized medicine in 2020. Pharmacomicrobiomics is the study of how microbiome variations within and between individuals affect drug action, efficacy, and toxicity. This...
