MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine was 91.6% effective in preventing people from developing COVID-19, according to peer-reviewed results from its late-stage clinical trial published in The Lancent international medical journal on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: Empty vials of the second dose of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine are pictured at the San Martin hospital, in […]
Scientists have identified a group of drugs that may help stop a leading cause of vision loss after making an unexpected discovery that overturns a fundamental belief about DNA. The drugs, known as Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, or NRTIs, are commonly used to treat HIV. The new discovery suggests that they may be useful against […]
Viruses are small obligate intracellular parasites with either a RNA or DNA genome that are surrounded by a protective protein coat and transfer their genetic material to infected cells. Lentivirus represents a genus of slow viruses with long incubation period (months, even years) and a propensity to induce a wide range of pathologies in different […]
As coronavirus cases continue to spread worldwide, you may be searching to upgrade your face mask collection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends wearing a mask made with two or more layers, and some experts even advise double-masking for extra effectiveness. If you're having trouble deciding what the best options are, the […]
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. MOXONIDINE GX moxonidine CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI) What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about MOXONIDINE GX. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. […]
Knockout mice are animals that have been genetically modified for so that one or more genes are not expressed, or “knocked out.” Studies are then carried out on the mice to determine what the effects of a loss of the gene have on the animal, or the effects of drugs and other therapies. Image Credit: […]
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. CUVITRU CMI VERSION V2 Normal Immunoglobulin Infusion 20% (Human) for Subcutaneous Use Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about CUVITRU. It does not contain all of the available information. All medicines have risks and […]
Origin of cell lines – a woman named Henrietta Lacks Image Credit: Koliadzynska Iryna/Shutterstock.com Today, cell lines derived from animals including humans are grown and used for research in laboratories around the world. These cells can continuously divide given the right growth conditions. The first of these cell lines to be established is known as […]
Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) is a technique invented in 1984 by the English scientist Alec Jeffreys during research into hereditary diseases. It is used for the analysis of unique patterns in DNA fragments in order to genetically differentiate between organisms – these patterns are called Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTRs). Genetic polymorphism is […]
Protein folding is a process by which a polypeptide chain folds to become a biologically active protein in its native 3D structure. Protein structure is crucial to its function. Folded proteins are held together by various molecular interactions. During translation, each protein is synthesized as a linear chain of amino acids or a random coil […]
