Infectious Disease & Vaccines
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Researchers investigate new approaches to revolutionizing vaccines for cancer and infectious diseases.
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Mycologists programmed immune cells to attack Aspergillus fumigatus, a common infectious species rapidly growing resistant to antifungals.
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Researchers seeking new classes of chemical compounds or pursuing alternative antibacterial approaches make their cases.
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Bioengineers used a modular, step-by-step chemical technique to create algae that carry antibiotic payloads.
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Researchers defined the structure of key Nipah virus proteins to develop vaccines and treatments for this deadly virus.
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A team of global scientists found an antibody-based therapeutic that they hope will stop the next rodent-borne hantavirus outbreak in its tracks.
A fully synthetic transfection formulation mimics natural viral mechanisms for enhanced DNA delivery and viral vector production.
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Small molecule drugs that trigger the death of cells storing latent viruses are a promising approach for treating HIV. Researchers identified a potent compound in a marine sponge — a more likely source than it may seem.
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Scientists use metagenomics to explore the viral community inhabiting the human body.
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A new understanding of one enzyme’s role in assembling a key macromolecule in the bacterial cell wall takes a step toward overcoming antibiotic resistance.
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CAR T cell therapies use engineered T cells to fight cancer, but they can sometimes cause neurotoxic side effects. Herpes virus reactivation in donor CAR T cells may be to blame.
