Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich, working in collaboration with researchers at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and the University Hospital Heidelberg, have for the first time succeeded in conquering a chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus in a mouse model.
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Stanford Researchers Synthesize Healing Compounds in Scorpion Venom
A scorpion native to Eastern Mexico may have more than just toxin in its sting.
NASA Reveals Tropical Cyclone Vayu’s Compact Center
Visible imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite showed Tropical Cyclone Vayu has a compact central dense overcast cloud cover.
Old Ice and Snow Yields Tracer of Preindustrial Ozone
Using rare oxygen molecules trapped in air bubbles in old ice and snow, U.S. and French scientists have answered a long-standing question: How much have “bad” ozone levels increased since the start of the Industrial Revolution?
Protecting Coral Reefs in a Deteriorating Environment
Coral reefs around the world face growing danger from a changing climate, on top of the historic threats from local pollution and habitat destruction.
Hybrid Nanostructure Steps Up Light-Harvesting Efficiency
To absorb incoming sunlight, plants and certain kinds of bacteria rely on a light-harvesting protein complex containing molecules called chromophores.
