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Cell-Invading Piece of Virus Captured in Lab by SLU Scientists
August 6th 2014In recent research published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Saint Louis University investigators report catching integrase, the part of retroviruses like HIV that is responsible for insertion of the viral DNA into human cell DNA, in the presence of a drug designed to thwart it. This achievement sets the stage to use X-ray crystallography to develop complete images of HIV that include integrase, which in turn will help scientists develop new treatments for the illness.
Key to Aging Immune System is Discovered
August 1st 2014There’s a good reason people over 60 are not donor candidates for bone marrow transplantation. The immune system ages and weakens with time, making the elderly prone to life-threatening infection and other maladies, and a UC San Francisco research team now has discovered a reason why.
WHO Director-General, West African Presidents to Launch Intensified Ebola Outbreak Response Plan
July 31st 2014The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan, and presidents of west African nations impacted by the Ebola virus disease outbreak will meet Friday in Guinea to launch a new joint $100 million response plan as part of an intensified international, regional and national campaign to bring the outbreak under control.
