Video of viruses assembling

"Our technique gives the first window into how viruses assemble."

Watch the first video of a virus growing in real-time

Bug Watch

Researchers at Harvard claim to have captured the formation of a virus in real-time for the first time ever using a special microscopy technique.

Watch the First Video of a Virus Growing in Real-Time

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2019/10/first-video-of-viruses-assembling">First video of viruses assembling</a> [Harvard]

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Studies

The footage could help us find new ways to fight infections.

Scientists have created several different shapes using DNA strands — including hearts, triangles, and even the smiley face emoji.

DNA that folds like origami has applications for drug-delivering nanobots

Health & Medicine

"This study significantly expands the design space and scalability for bottom-up nanotechnology, and opens the door for health applications."

DNA That Folds Like Origami Has Applications for Drug-Delivering Nanobots

"We are actively looking at the first nanomedicine applications with our ssOrigami technology."

We're edging closer to a viable cure for cancer.

A cancer vaccine was just injected into its first patient

Moderna Therapeutics is working to produce a cancer vaccine based on messenger RNA (mRNA), and administered the vaccine to its first human subject.

A Cancer Vaccine Was Just Injected Into Its First Patient

Moderna Therapeutics is creating tailored vaccines for individual cancer patients.

In a few years, this technique might be able to be used in humans.

We just created an artificial code that governs viruses

Earlier this year, scientists were able to crack the code that governs the self-assembly of viruses to encode new messages that help the human body.

We Just Created an Artificial Code That Governs Viruses

Scientists have successfully reverse-engineered the instructions that shape the assembly of viruses.

Four bases (A, C, G, and T) are what make up the human genome.

CRISPR can now be used to edit individual bases

CRISPR makes it possible to make edits to the human genome. A new advance will allow for much more precise edits to be made.

CRISPR Can Now Be Used to Edit Individual Bases

A new technique allows chemical bases to be modified without breaking the structure of DNA.

Is this evolution-inspired method effective?

Scientists discovered a "kill switch" that destroys any cancer cell

A new study has pinpointed a natural mechanism that cells used to defend against cancer millions of years ago. It could lead to advanced cancer treatment.

Scientists Discovered a "Kill Switch" That Destroys Any Cancer Cell

An ancient fail-safe mechanism could provide a novel new avenue for cancer treatment.

Scientists Discovered a “Kill Switch” That Destroys Any Cancer Cell

Hard Science

More than any other species on earth, octopuses are particularly smart. Now scientists are saying they're also capable of editing their RNA.

These Species Can Recode Their Own Genetics

Cephalopods are some of the most alien creatures on Earth.

The "RNA world" hypothesis suggests RNA emerged from the mix of Earthly chemicals 4 billion years ago.
But a new study suggests DNA evolved earlier that we initially predicted.

RNA May Not Be the Sole Originator of Life, Scientists Report

"Even if you believe in an RNA-only world, you have to believe in something that existed with RNA to help it move forward."

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) aiming to verify the RNA World hypothesis, have taken steps to bring us closer to a conclusion. With promising results in a molecule that both transcribes and replicates efficiently.

A Biological Time Machine: Scientists Close to Uncovering 4 Billion Year Old RNA Mystery

Scientists are synthesizing a primordial RNA-based enzyme, a ribozyme, that has never been seen before.

MIT engineers have developed a new type of easily customizable vaccine that can be manufactured in one week. So far, it works when tested in mice.

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