Gene-Editing Used To Create Single Sex Mice Litters With 100% Efficiency
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with University of Kent, have used gene editing technology to create female-only and male-only mice litters with…
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Analysis of Thousands of Drugs Reveals Potential New COVID-19 Antivirals
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University of Dundee have screened thousands of drug and chemical molecules and identified a range of potential antivirals…
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Vaccine Recipients Have Lower Antibody Levels Targeting the India (Delta / B.1.617.2) Variant
Levels of antibodies in the blood of vaccinated people that are able to recognize and fight the new SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant first discovered in India…
Pangolin Coronavirus Could Jump to Humans – Similarities Found Between SARS-CoV-2 and a Pangolin Coronavirus
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found important structural similarities between SARS-CoV-2 and a pangolin coronavirus, suggesting that a pangolin coronavirus could infect humans. …
Some People – Mainly Children – Have Pre-existing Coronavirus Antibodies That Could Help Protect Against COVID-19
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have found that some antibodies, created by the immune system during infection with common cold…
Nanoengineers Develop a New Technique to Map Electrical Circuits in the Brain
In a feat of nanoengineering, scientists have developed a new technique to map electrical circuits in the brain far more comprehensively than ever before. In…