Researchers from the Biology Center of the Czech Academy of Science say that a vaccine against Lyme disease has shown 100% effectiveness in tests. The results were published at the beginning of May in NPJ Vaccines, a partner journal of Nature.
Researchers have found that molecules from ticks called Evasins have the potential to halt cytokine storms, the leading cause of COVID-19 fatalities.
Engineered Plasmodium parasites form the basis of two experimental malaria vaccines that showed safety and encouraging immune responses in clinical trials. by Ruth Williams
More K., Klinger C.M., Barlow L.D., Dacks J.B. 2020: Evolution and natural history of membrane trafficking. Current Biology 30: R553–R564.
Pánek T., Eliáš M., Vancová M., Lukeš J., Hashimi H. 2020: Returning to the fold for lessons in mitochondrial crista diversity and evolution. Current Biology 30: R575–R588
Genetic tool development in marine protists: emerging model organisms for experimental cell biology Abstract Diverse microbial ecosystems underpin life in the sea. Among these microbes are many unicellular eukaryotes that span the diversity of the eukaryotic tree of life. However, genetic tractability has been limited to a few species, which do not represent eukaryotic...
Molecular parasitologist Zdeněk Paris successfully cured from Covid-19. He returns to work to help colleagues with testing the clinical samples on this disease.
Genetic tool development in marine protists: emerging model organisms for experimental cell biology Abstract Diverse microbial ecosystems underpin life in the sea. Among these microbes are many unicellular eukaryotes that span the diversity of the eukaryotic tree of life. However, genetic tractability has been limited to a few species, which do not represent eukaryotic diversity...
The overlooked marine single-celled protists, which have a major impact on life on the planet, has now received greater scientific attention. One hundred and thirteen scientists from 53 laboratories from 14 countries around the world have united forces to develop genetic methods to investigate these microscopic organisms, taking ocean research a step further.
Coronaviruses (CoVs) traffic frequently between species resulting in novel disease outbreaks, most recently exemplified by the newly emerged SARS-CoV-2. Herein, we show that the ribonucleoside analog β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC, EIDD-1931) has broad spectrum antiviral activity against SARS-CoV 2, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, and related zoonotic group 2b or 2c Bat-CoVs, as well as increased potency...
