By folding DNA into a virus-like structure, MIT researchers have designed HIV-like particles that provoke a strong immune response from human immune cells grown in a lab dish.
Engineers Use “DNA Origami” To Identify Vaccine Design Rules
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How Volcanoes Explode in the Deep Sea
Explosive volcanic eruptions are possible deep down in the sea – although the water masses exert enormous pressure there. An international team reports in the journal "Nature Geoscience" how this can happen.
Using Cellular Networks to Detect At-Risk Areas for Spread of COVID-19
In the fight against COVID-19, researchers at Colorado State University have developed a new, non-invasive strategy to identify areas at greatest risk for spreading the disease.
Even in the Worst COVID-19 Cases, the Body Launches Immune Cells to Fight Back
A new study from researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) shows that even the sickest COVID-19 patients produce T cells that help fight the virus.
UW Researchers Look for Answers as to Why Western Bumblebees Are Declining
A University of Wyoming researcher and her Ph.D. student have spent the last three years studying the decline of the Western bumblebee.
Microbiome Confers Resistance to Cholera
Many parts of the world are in the midst of a deadly pandemic of cholera, an extreme form of watery diarrhea.
