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Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both knockouts, but one seems to have the edge

Posted September 22, 2021 5:16 p.m. EDT Updated September 22, 2021 5:18 p.m. EDT By Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times It was a constant refrain from federal health officials after the coronavirus vaccines were authorized: These shots are all equally effective. That has turned out not to be true. Roughly 221 million doses of the …

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New X-ray imaging technique investigates cells hosting Chlamydiae bacteria

by Diamond Light Source B24 cryo-SXT projection images of areas inside HeLa cells infected by C. trachomatis. These human cells were infected with C. trachomatis and imaged at B24 after 24 hours using either a 40 nm objective (panel on the left) or 25 nm objective (E) (the field of view decreases as image resolution …

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Caltech creates embryo-like structures using stem cells

Caltech creates embryo-like structures using stem cells Shane McGlaun – Sep 22, 2021, 6:49am CDT Researchers worldwide conduct vital research involving the understanding of the very early development of humans inside the womb using human embryos. Research of the type uses surplus embryos donated by people who have undergone in vitro fertilization. However, the amount …

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Theory of bubbles lifts cell biology into a new, more quantitative era

by Princeton University Princeton researchers have developed a framework to engineer the protein droplets that organize crucial functions inside a cell. Key to their findings was the theory of bubble formation, adapted from classical materials science. In the above, an engineered protein fragment (green) “seeds” the formation of a protein droplet (red), the basis for …

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Algernon Pharmaceuticals Files U.S. FDA Pre-IND Meeting Request for Ifenprodil Small Cell Lung Cancer Study

This section is Partnership Content supplied by GlobeNewswire The content in this section is supplied by GlobeNewswire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. Breadcrumb Trail Links Algernon Pharmaceuticals Files U.S. FDA Pre-IND Meeting Request for Ifenprodil Small Cell Lung Cancer Study Author of …

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Omega Bio-tek’s New Automation-Ready, Prefilled 96-Well Plates Kit Aims to Increase Convenience of DNA Purification

favorite_border Newswise — NORCROSS, GA., AUGUST 05, 2021 – Omega Bio-tek, a leading nucleic acid purification kit manufacturer, releases an automation-ready, prefilled DNA extraction kit for magnetic processors to purify DNA faster and easier than before. The convenient Mag-Bind® Blood & Tissue DNA HDQ Prefilled 96 Kit comes prefilled with magnetic beads, reagent plates, and …

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Cyclica and IMPACT Therapeutics Team Up to Advance Differentiated Anti-cancer Drug Development

Cyclica and IMPACT Therapeutics Team Up to Advance Differentiated Anti-cancer Drug Development Author of the article: Join the conversation Article content TORONTO & SHANGHAI — Cyclica, the partner of choice for data-driven drug discovery, and IMPACT Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of targeted anti-cancer therapeutics with synthetic lethality approach, announce …

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Direct Relief :’s Fund for Health Equity Awards $8.1 Million to 40 Organizations

Direct Relief :’s Fund for Health Equity Awards $8.1 Million to 40 Organizations 09/22/2021 | 10:01am EDT (You can enter multiple email addresses separated by commas) Message : *Required fields SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Direct Relief today announced $8.1 million in grants from its Fund for Health Equity to 40 organizations …

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Hexagon Bio : Raises $61 Million to Advance Novel Small-Molecule Medicines Mined from Microbial Genomes

Hexagon Bio : Raises $61 Million to Advance Novel Small-Molecule Medicines Mined from Microbial Genomes 09/22/2021 | 08:32am EDT (You can enter multiple email addresses separated by commas) Message : *Required fields – Proceeds to fund expansion of leading-edge, interdisciplinary drug discovery platform and advance a preclinical pipeline initially focused on oncology and infectious diseases …

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Team creates micro-robots propelled by air bubbles and ultrasound

by David Nutt, Cornell University A scanning electron microscope image shows a cell-size robotic swimmer that can be powered and steered by ultrasound waves. Credit: Cornell University Some engineers find inspiration in the mechanics of bird flight and the architecture of bee nests. Others think much smaller. A team led by Mingming Wu, professor of …

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