by Iliyah | Feb 6, 2019 | Biology, Health and Medicine
Designing better vaccines is the end goal for Calder Biosciences Inc., a company that has found a new way to engineer vaccines, ensuring greater stability, prolonging their duration in the body and thereby enhancing protection. Using a natural chemical reaction known...
by Iliyah | Jan 31, 2019 | Biology
A human body is not only composed of human cells – we are host to a multitude of microorganisms, without which we would not be able to survive. As such, humans, and all other organisms are truly metaorganisms composed of a host and a complex microbiome. Professor...
by Iliyah | Jan 30, 2019 | Biology
Over 90% of a mammalian genome is transcribed into RNA molecules, including both protein-coding and non-coding transcripts. Genes often produce one or more expressed isoforms. Dr Zhihua Jiang at Washington State University has developed novel next-generation...
by Iliyah | Jan 30, 2019 | Biology, Health and Medicine, STEM Education
Since the release of the first human genome, our understanding of genetics has grown significantly. However, keeping up with developments in the field can be overwhelming for students, and even teachers. Dr Charles Wray of The Jackson Laboratory has created a unique...
by Iliyah | Jan 16, 2019 | Biology
Professor Tony Moore and his team at the University of Sussex are investigating the alternative oxidase. This enzyme provides an alternative route for molecular oxygen in the pathways of energy production that are often considered to be wasteful of energy but hold the...
by Iliyah | Jan 10, 2019 | Biology, Health and Medicine
The research of Professor Charles Carter, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, unravels some of the biggest mysteries of molecular evolution. His research is dedicated to investigating how information flows from genes to proteins found in living organisms...
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