The University of California and the University of Michigan researchers have recently found an antibody that can inhibit the spread of the dengue virus within the body. This mosquito-borne pathogen is found to infect around 50100 million people a year. The symptoms of dengue are fever, vomiting, muscle pain, and it can also lead to other severe illnesses or even death. Lately, there are no treatments or vaccines for treating the dengue virus. Additionally, as there are 4 diverse strains of the
Recently, a team has found new means to stop the occurrence of sequencing errors by using a portable DNA sequencer. This device potentially offers the researchers the opportunity to work in vitro so as to study and trace the microorganisms such as SARS-CoV-2 virus. With the use of unique molecular tags by Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION device, there was almost 515% drop in the error rate when sequencing long DNA strands. The latest device is expected to revolutionize the genomic field by
Engineers from Duke University have engineered an algorithm to eliminate contaminated microbial genetic information from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). As a complete image of the microbiota residing in various organs in both healthy and cancerous states is present, the researchers are now trying to locate new biomarkers of disease to better understand the impact of numerous cancers on the human body. The decontaminated dataset have earlier helped discover normal and cancerous organ tissues wi
A team from Karolinska Institutet has used urine to check if a patient is suffering from asthma. The latest study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine emphasizes on the new beginning of personalized diagnosis that is anticipated to result in improving the treatments associated to severe asthma. It has been observed that there are millions across the globe who suffer from asthma and this disease is found to be spreading at a faster rate. According to WHO,
The production of food in the space-stations is extremely difficult owing to the lack of oxygen and gravitational force. Additionally, the need for a self-sufficient food cultivation and waste management in the future in the space station is a must but a technology to attain this goal has yet to be invented. Thus, a team from Japan developed a feasible and effective way of developing liquid fertilizer (ammonia) using simplified artificial urine with the idea of serving as a dual purpose that i
The NUST MISIS scientists seem to have successfully increased the production of industrial and electronic heatsinks by tenfold using their feasible method. Additionally, the cost of the starting material is also found to be reasonable. The researchers mixed, pressed, and sintered the components such as rubber and silicon carbide to produce the latest heatsinks. The new study published in the Polymers explains the necessity of heatsinks in operating devices. Heatsinks generally face issues incl
Researchers from the University of Groningen along with AkzoNobel, a Dutch multinational company, developed a process that used light, oxygen, and UV light to transform biomass into a high-quality coating. In this process, a renewable source is combined with green chemistry with the goal of replacing petrochemical-based monomers such as acrylates, which are used as building blocks for resins, coatings, and paints. The coatings are present everywhere, from the paints on the walls to screen guar
Recently, forensic science experts from Flinders University refined a counter-terrorism technique with the goal of tracking down the presence of any environment DNA present in the dust resting on shoes, clothing, baggage, or even a passport. The Flinders researchers developed a novel system that can trace the source of dust on any suspicious article and match it with the soil profile of any region. The dust study will help understand where the person of interest must have travelled. Current fo
Looking at the surging rate of constructions taking place in the city, the requirement of building material is bound to increase as there is a demand for high quality yet feasible concrete to develop structures such as towers, bridges, and dams. However, concrete is found to have a large environmental footprint due to constant carbon dioxide emissions from the production of cementwhich is its main constituent. Recently, a team of researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia are wor
The University of Bonn chemists haveproducedexceptionallyrare compounds. The most surprising part of the compound is that its central building block is made using silicon atom. In comparison to the usual compounds, this material is unique as the arrangement of the four bonding partners of the atom does not form a tetrahedron instead forms a flat trapezoidal like structure. However, concerning the energy arrangement is unfavorable yet the molecules are stable. The researchers are currently tryi