Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogen, serious efforts have been made to identify new or repurposable drugs that effectively inhibit or counteract the infection. A…
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Sample Preparation for Fluorescence Microscopy
By Shelley Farrar, MSc, BSc Fluorescence Microscopy allows specimens to be studied with high sensitivity and specificity through the use of light. It works on the principle that energy emitted by certain types of materials can be detected as light,…
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Regulation of Gene Expression
Gene expression can be regulated by various cellular processes with the aim to control the amount and nature of the expressed genes. Expression of genes can be controlled with the help of regulatory proteins at numerous levels. These regulatory proteins…
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Relenza
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. RELENZA zanamivir 5 mg insufflation blister packs Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet? Please read this leaflet carefully before you start RELENZA ROTADISKS (hereafter referred…
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Protamine Sulphate
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. PROTAMINE SULFATE® Injection 1% CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about PROTAMINE SULFATE. It does not contain all the…
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Virulent Bacteriophages and the Lytic Cycle
Bacteriophages are a special type of virus that infect bacteria and have amazing structural and functional diversity. When a bacteriophage infects a bacterium, it can hijack the molecular machinery of the cell to make lots of progeny, and then burst,…
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What is SATI Gene Editing?
Skip to: The Process Application of SATI in a Mouse-model Progeria Study The Future of Gene Editing? One strategy for studying and understanding biological processes and inherited conditions is gene splicing. The technology lies at the cutting-edge of research into…
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Scientists identify locations of early prion protein deposition in retina
The earliest eye damage from prion disease takes place in the cone photoreceptor cells, specifically in the cilia and the ribbon synapses, according to a new study of prion protein accumulation in the eye by National Institutes of Health scientists….
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‘Exercise protein’ doubles running capacity, restores function and extends healthy lifespans in older mice
A new study shows that humans express a powerful hormone during exercise and that treating mice with the hormone improves physical performance, capacity and fitness. Researchers say the findings present new possibilities for addressing age-related physical decline. The research, published…
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E-cigarettes stress lungs, impair protein function
E-cigarettes stress and inflame the lungs of rats, compromising important regulatory proteins through exposure, according to research recently published in the journal Redox Biology. The findings, made possible by a biomolecular technique developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of…
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