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 E-Mail IMAGE: Elisabeth Hennes is searching for potential IDO1 inhibitors with the nerwly developed cell-based assay. view more  Credit: @MPI of Molecular Physiology Our immune system is very successful when it comes to warding off viruses and bacteria. It also recognizes cancer cells as potential enemies and fights them. However, cancer cells have developed strategies to evade surveillance by the immune system and to prevent immune response. In recent years, fighting cancer with the help of the immune system has entered into clinical practice and gained increasing importance as a ...

 E-Mail The coronavirus' structure is an all-too-familiar image, with its densely packed surface receptors resembling a thorny crown. These spike-like proteins latch onto healthy cells and trigger the invasion of viral RNA. While the virus' geometry and infection strategy is generally understood, little is known about its physical integrity. A new study by researchers in MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering suggests that coronaviruses may be vulnerable to ultrasound vibrations, within the frequencies used in medical diagnostic imaging. Through computer simulations, the team has modele...

 E-Mail Credit: Photo: C. Schranner / Leibniz-LSB@TUM A team of scientists led by Dietmar Krautwurst from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich has now identified address codes in odorant receptor proteins for the first time. Similar to zip codes, the codes ensure that the sensor proteins are targeted from inside the cell to the cell surface, where they begin their work as odorant detectors. The new findings could contribute to the development of novel test systems with which the odorant profiles of foods can be analyzed in a high-throughput pro...

Bryce Ethridge bryce.ethridge@gaflnews.com Mar 17, 2021 ATLANTA – Georgia topped 838,000 COVID-19 cases Wednesday and neared 16,000 virus-related deaths since the start of the pandemic a year ago, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Georgia reported 838,570 cases since the start of the pandemic, a case increase of 1,127 from the previous day. The state has reported 15,997 deaths – with an increase of 69 from the number of deaths reported Wednesday, with 2,362 probable deaths related to the virus. Georgia has reported 199,980 antigen cases — an increase of 917 ...

Credit: Christian Fleury (INRS) Finding the best materials for tomorrow's electronics is the goal of Professor Emanuele Orgiu of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS). Among the materials in which Professor Orgiu is interested, some are made of molecules that can conduct electricity. He has demonstrated the role played by molecular vibrations on electron conductivity on crystals of such materials. This finding is important for applications of these molecular materials in electronics, energy and information storage. The study, conducted in collaboration with a team from the...