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Breakthrough discovery of signal cancers use to hide from immune system

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New research reveals some cancer cells signal "don't eat me" to nearby immune cells through a ...

Cancer cells often deploy specific “don’t eat me” signals to hide from immune cells. A breakthrough new study from Stanford University has homed in on a previously undiscovered signaling protein that, if effectively inhibited, may lead to new treatments for breast, ovarian, and other difficult-to-treat cancers.

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Artificial protein can reprogram cells to become self-regulating "smart cells"

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Proteins are the workhorses of the cell, but nature sometimes has room for improvement. Now a team from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design (IPD) and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) has created a new … Continue reading Artificial protein can reprogram cells to become self-regulating "smart cells"→

Bacteria self-defense mechanisms uncovered, opening new drug targets

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Evolution has obviously helped humans get to where we are today – but now it’s working against us. Bacteria are rapidly developing resistance to our best drugs, hurtling us towards a future where antibiotics simply don’t work anymore. Now a t… Continue reading Bacteria self-defense mechanisms uncovered, opening new drug targets→

Scientists offer solution for chemical chicken-and-egg problem of the origins of life

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How life arose from non-living material is one of the most profound mysteries facing science, and now a new study from the University College London (UCL) may have brought us a step closer to understanding it. The team may have solved a long-… Continue reading Scientists offer solution for chemical chicken-and-egg problem of the origins of life→

Fast new directed evolution technique makes viruses create drug proteins in days

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Evolution is one of nature’s most impressive forces, allowing organisms to adapt to changing environments to survive. By harnessing and guiding that process scientists have managed to manipulate micro-organisms into producing useful new drugs… Continue reading Fast new directed evolution technique makes viruses create drug proteins in days→

"Primordial" proteins successfully inserted into engineered E. coli in synthetic biology breakthrough

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Researchers at Rutgers and Rice Universities have shed some light on the mystery of how life on Earth got started. After studying proteins that are key to metabolism in modern cells, the team reverse engineered a simplified protein that may h… Continue reading "Primordial" proteins successfully inserted into engineered E. coli in synthetic biology breakthrough→

Velcro-like proteins keep cancer drugs inside the cancer

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There’s no shortage of techniques to kill cancer, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but the really tricky part is doing so without harming the rest of the body. Cytokines are small proteins that could play a part in immunotherapy, but th… Continue reading Velcro-like proteins keep cancer drugs inside the cancer→

Genetic study reveals easily-exploitable "chinks in the armor" of MRSA superbugs

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Humans are currently locked in an arms race against pathogenic bacteria – and we’re losing. After we developed antibiotics, starting with penicillin in the early 20th century, bacteria have evolved resistance to each new drug we created, thre… Continue reading Genetic study reveals easily-exploitable "chinks in the armor" of MRSA superbugs→

Brain study reveals type of schizophrenia similar to neurodegenerative disease

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Research from Johns Hopkins Medicine has revealed some cases of schizophrenia can be associated with abnormal protein buildup in the brain similar to that seen in cases of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders. It’s hoped the disc… Continue reading Brain study reveals type of schizophrenia similar to neurodegenerative disease→

Protein from the blood of young mice found to extend lifespan of older mice

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New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is offering a novel hypothesis to possibly explain the long-standing idea that transfusions of young blood can help reverse the effects of aging. The study reveals when o… Continue reading Protein from the blood of young mice found to extend lifespan of older mice→