A new way to account for evolution in engineered biological systems
A defining characteristic of biology is that life evolves. Traditional biological engineering views an engineered product as a final destination in the design process. However, the authors of a perspective piece published in Nature Communications on June 7 believe that a new perspective is needed for engineering of biological systems -- one that takes into consideration how a biosystem will continue to evolve over time. Read More
Scientists show how SARS-CoV-2 wreaks havoc in lungs
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have published the first detailed atomic-level model of the SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein in a study published June 8 in Nature Communications. The model shows how the virus interacts with lung proteins, helping to explain how SARS-CoV-2 causes extensive lung damage. Read More
Leveraging past flu pandemics helps build universal flu vaccine
Targeting regions of the influenza virus that do not often change may be an effective strategy for developing next-generation universal flu vaccines, according to new research published in Science Translational Medicine on June 2. Researchers interrogated immune responses from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic to determine which targets to include in new vaccines. Read More
Gene tech to prevent crossbreeding could safely harness the power of gene drives
A new gene engineering technology could allow scientists to harness the benefits of releasing genetically modified animals into the wild without the risk of uncontrolled spread. The new study, published in the journal Nature Communications on June 2, could help in the battle against the spread of diseases like malaria. Read More
COVID-19 therapies could come from existing drugs
At least four drugs that have already been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may be effective as COVID-19 therapies, according to a study published on June 3 in Nature Communications by researchers from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA. Read More
Single-cell study discovers how antibody regulators develop in tissue
The development process of immune cells important for establishing long-term immunity has been revealed through detailed single-cell techniques. A new study, published in the journal Science Immunology on May 28, examined extracted tonsils and lymph nodes to establish how human T follicular cells specialize in the body. Read More
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