New study reveals how human astroviruses bind to humans cells and paves the way for new therapies and vaccines Human astroviruses are a leading viral cause of the stomach bug—think vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. It often impacts young children and older adults, leading to vicious cycles of sickness and malnutrition, particularly for those in low and middle income countries. It’s very commonly found in wastewater studies, meaning it’s frequently circulating in communities. As of now, there are no vaccines for…
Telomeres are protective caps at the ends of chromosomes that become shorter with each cell division. If they become so short that the genes they protect could…
Scientists led by Professor Stefan Rose-John, a biochemist at Kiel University (CAU) and member of the Cluster of Excellence “Precision Medicine in Chronic…
While whales and dolphins spend their entire life in the ocean, these air-breathing mammals actually evolved from terrestrial species. The transition from land…
The odor of vinegar or fruit lets fruit flies walk faster. To reach the food, they run until exhaustion. But despite their efforts, they do not get any closer…
When a cell divides into two daughter cells, it must replicate its DNA according to a very specific scenario. In the presence of some disruptive elements,…
In the next years, the Chair of Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachinery at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg wants to develop together with scientists of the…
Investigation of viral communities of sponges allows new insights into the mechanisms of symbiosis
For the first time, scientists in Bremen were able to observe bacteria forming pearl chains that protrude from the cell surface. These pearl chains serve to…
Ever since Hermann Staudinger discovered the linear polymers in 1920, it has been a dream of synthetic scientists to extend the polymerization into the second…
With the aid of highly advanced microscopes and synchrotron sources, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have gained seminal insight into how…
An international research group at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics developed a brain imaging method for improved and early assessment of…
Molluscan shells consist of a variety of complex mineral-organic composite ultrastructures. Surprisingly, in some cases, shells from distantly related species…
In a group of animals, who deals with new information coming from the environment? Researchers have discovered that the answer lies not in who, but in where:…
What started as a hallway conversation between colleagues is now an “engine for the discovery of new therapeutic targets in cells” thanks to Medicine by…
Around the world, approximately 300,000 heart valve operations are performed every year. Some 30,000 people receive a new heart valve implant every year in…
In detail, the virus blocks the cellular enzyme SAMHD1, which regulates the provision of nucleotides through its activity. Normally, this protects the cell…
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