Structural Basis for the Anti-EBOV Functions of Nanosota-EB1. (A) Cryo-EM structure of EBOV GP-ΔM complexed with Nanosota-EB1 (top view; surface presentation). The three subunits of EBOV GP-ΔM are colored orange, gray, and green, respectively. Nanosota-EB1 is shown in blue. The trimeric GP-ΔM is bound by two Nanosota-EB1 molecules. (B) Cryo-EM structure of EBOV GP-ΔM complexed […]
Credit: American Physical Society In an era of medical care that is increasingly aiming at more targeted medication therapies, more individual therapies and more effective therapies, doctors and scientists want to be able to introduce molecules to the biological system to undertake specific actions. Examples are gene therapy and drug delivery, which for widespread use […]
Skyrocketing raw commodity prices and growing sustainability pressures are pushing chocolate and confectionery companies to pour funding into finding alternative ingredients for sweet treats. Mondelez International, the maker of Oreo, was among the investors that took part in a $4.5mn seed funding round for cell-based cocoa start-up Celleste Bio earlier this month, while British food […]
An innovative experimental study by a team of scientists from Chungnam National University, Korea shows how a chitosan and gallic acid conjugate can be used as an eco-friendly and non-toxic food coating material to extend the shelf life of perishable fruits. Credit: Professor Won Ho Park from Chungnam National University, South Korea With significant improvements […]
Breaking loss symmetry in coupled resonant emitters to enhance thermal imaging contrast. Credit: Communications Engineering (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44172-024-00316-y A team of Rice University scientists has solved a long-standing problem in thermal imaging, making it possible to capture clear images of objects through hot windows. Imaging applications in a range of fields—such as security, surveillance, industrial […]
Using a simple yet effective technique, researchers from Doshisha University could harness ultrasound vibrations generated by a piezoelectric transducer to control the orientation of cultured myoblasts. After optimizing different timing, frequency, and intensity configurations, they developed a method to induce myoblasts to differentiate into circumferentially aligned myotubes. Credit: Daisuke Koyama / Doshisha University, Japan Developing […]
Getty Images Mayo Clinic researchers have developed new artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools to pinpoint specific regions of the brain with seizure hotspots more quickly and accurately in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Their study, published in Nature Communications Medicine, highlights the potential of AI to revolutionize epilepsy treatment by interpreting brain waves during electrode implantation surgery. […]
Jean Marrero-Polanco (left ) and Caroline Grant (right) collaborate on concepts for their study. Courtesy of Marrero-Polanco and Grant. Electronic health records are increasingly including technology-aided predictions of how patients may respond to specific medications, known as pharmacogenomic alerts. Two Mayo Clinic Ph.D. candidates are exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to make […]
LOS ANGELES — The University of California, Los Angeles should develop clear plans and policies, communication lines and decision-making authority in advance of major protests such as the large student protests against the Israel-Hamas war that shook the campus this spring, according to an outside review. The report released Thursday by 21st Century Policing Solutions, […]
Children’s entertainment players the Wiggles and Sinking Ship Entertainment have joined forces to develop an animated series based on the Wiggles brand. The Wiggles are an Australian music group formed in 1991 when founder Anthony Field had the idea to make a children’s album. The original lineup was Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt […]
