Griffith University researchers have played a key role in using DNA "origami" templates to control the way viruses are assembled. The global team behind the research, titled "DNA-origami-directed virus capsid polymorphism," published in Nature Nanotechnology, developed a way to direct the assembly of virus capsids—the protein shell of viruses—at physiological conditions in a precise and programmable [...]
A new drug, donanemab, is being hailed as a turning point in the fight against Alzheimer's, after a global trial confirms it slows cognitive decline. The antibody medicine helps in the early stages of the disease by clearing a protein that builds up in the brains of people with this type of dementia. Although [...]
A recent study conducted at the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center has demonstrated that a low-cost antibacterial treatment regimen can prevent acute radiation dermatitis. Acute radiation dermatitis (ARD), is a condition commonly found in those undergoing cancer radiation treatment, affecting as many as 95% of patients. This condition is marked by symptoms such as redness, [...]
A recent study in Israel used brain scans to explore the differences in empathy between political liberals and conservatives. The researchers found that when imagining other people suffering, liberals tended to show stronger brain reactions associated with empathy compared to conservatives. This pattern of brain activity was linked to participants’ self-reported political beliefs. The [...]
MIT researchers develop “FrameDiff,” a computational tool that uses generative AI to craft new protein structures, with the aim of accelerating drug development and improving gene therapy. MIT’s CSAIL researchers have developed a computational tool, FrameDiff, which employs generative AI to create new protein structures. It uses machine learning to model protein “backbones” and adjust them in [...]
Scientists have created a “living digital camera” that captures and stores images in DNA, the genetic code of all living things, reports a new study. The technique offers a novel approach to encoding digital information into biological material, an endeavor that has a host of potential future applications in computing and nanotechnology. DNA, which [...]
Artificial intelligence can predict on- and off-target activity of CRISPR tools that target RNA instead of DNA, according to new research published in Nature Biotechnology. The study by researchers at New York University, Columbia University, and the New York Genome Center, combines a deep learning model with CRISPR screens to control the expression of human genes in different [...]
Artificial intelligence facilitates the visualization of neural connections in the brains of mice. Scientists from Johns Hopkins have leveraged artificial intelligence to create a technique that allows for the visualization and monitoring of alterations in the strength of synapses — the connection points through which nerve cells in the brain communicate — in living [...]
New research indicates that cannabis may alleviate “chemo brain.” New research from the University of Colorado Boulder reveals that cancer patients employing cannabis to manage their symptoms not only experience reduced pain and enhanced sleep quality, but also enjoy another unexpected advantage: after several weeks of continuous use, they seem to think more clearly. “When you’re [...]
“Listen, if there’s one thing the history of evolution has taught us is that life will not be contained. Life breaks free. It expands to new territories, and it crashes through barriers painfully, maybe even dangerously, but . . . life finds a way,” said Ian Malcolm, Jeff Goldblum’s character in Jurassic Park, the 1993 [...]
