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Insights into malaria release from host cells may lead to new treatment approaches
Scientists have identified components of a signalling pathway that leads to release of the malaria parasite from infected human red blood cells, which may lead to new approaches to treating malaria.
09 May 2013
New Fellows of the Royal Society elected
The Royal Society has elected 44 new Fellows, including several from the scientific and academic organisations that will form the Francis Crick Institute.
08 May 2013
Flu virus breakthrough without studying infectious material
New research means that it is now possible to predict the strength with which flu viruses bind to host cells without the need to work with infectious material.
24 April 2013
Epigenetic changes shed light on biological mechanism of autism
In the largest study of it’s kind, King’s College London Researchers have identified patterns of epigenetic changes involved in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
23 April 2013
Search for new antibiotics advanced by discovery of key processes within bacterial protein
Scientists have discovered how bacteria transport the tiny hair-like strands, called pili, which cover their outer surface from the inside of the cell, where they are assembled, to the exterior.
11 April 2013