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Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of HIV drug resistance
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers from the Salk Institute and the National Institutes of Health have identified the molecular pathways by which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develops resistance to dolutegravir, one of the most potent antiviral medications now being used in clinical use to treat HIV.
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Reprogramming form of virus capsids could help in progress of biomedicine:
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
By combining viral protein building blocks with DNA templates, bioengineers have developed a method to regulate the size and shape of virus particles.
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HIV drug resistance mechanisms revealed by protein structures: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers from the Salk Institute and the National Institutes of Health have identified the molecular pathways by which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develops resistance to dolutegravir, one of the most potent antiviral medications now being used in clinical use to treat HIV.
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Gene mutation could explain why some don’t get sick from covid-19: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
People who get COVID-19 but never develop symptoms, known as super dodgers, may have a hereditary advantage. According to a new study headed by UC San Francisco researchers, they are more than twice as likely as individuals who become symptomatic to contain a specific gene variation that aid
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Researchers discover origami DNA to control virus assembly
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Griffith University researchers have played a vital role in controlling the way viruses are built by utilizing DNA 'origami' templates.
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Study reveals how skin cancer virus outcompetes DNA replication in host ce
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated for the first time how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), which causes an aggressive skin cancer known as Merkel cell carcinoma, begins DNA replication in host cells
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Reprogramming shape of virus capsids may advance biomedicine: Research
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Bioengineers have discovered a way to programme the size and form of virus particles by combining viral protein building blocks with DNA templates.
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Researchers find out how to solve structure of immune-evading HIV protein
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The "viral infectivity factor (Vif)" of the HIV-1 virus can inhibit cellular defences. Cryo-electron microscopy has now been used by OIST researchers Prof. Matthias Wolf and Dr. Takahide Kouno as well as a global team of collaborators to discover the atomic structure of the "APOBEC3G-Vif com
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Air monitor can identify Covid-19 virus in five minutes
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Scientists are investigating techniques to monitor indoor environment in real time for viruses now that the Covid-19 pandemic's emergency phase is over. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a real-time monitor that can identify any SARS-CoV-2 virus variant in a ro
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Anushka Sharma is missing her downtime, coffee walks in London
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Celebrity couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma, popularly known as "Virushka" recently went on a vacation to London. Anushka can't get over her time in London with her husband Virat Kohli. The 'PK' actor took to her Instagram and shared a video with her cricketer husband reliving some of he
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"It's like a virus," says former cricketer Hussain on England team dropped
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
On the first day of the third test, England continued to let down with their on-field performance. Jonny Bairstow dropped catches behind the stumps of Steve Smith and Travis Head while Joe Root filed to catch Mitchell Marsh at 12 runs. Marsh then scored 118 runs in the match.
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Lizol's #NoMoreHalfTruths campaign busts myths around Phenyls; Receives Ma
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5: For decades, Indian consumers have believed that phenyls are highly effective floor cleaners, however studies indicate that ordinary phenyls kill only 50% of germs on mopping**. A joint study conducted by Lizol, India's leading disinfectant brand, and an independen
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