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Phenaris Transporter Models Version 2 released

 

Transmembrane Transport Proteins (TMTs) control nutrient uptake, ion transport, and drug transport across biological membranes.

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RT-LAMP

PCR alternative: RT-LAMP, a new SARS-CoV-2 test "Made in Vienna"

Scientists from the Vienna BioCenter developed a new SARS-CoV-2 detection method: by rather simple means, their RT-LAMP test is cheaper than PCR…

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Valneva’s Chikungunya Vaccine Candidate Awarded EMA Prime Designation

Valneva today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) designation for its single-shot Phase 3…

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“No service!” How vaccinia virus jams immune signaling

Viruses depend on their hosts to copy themselves and spread. Upon infection, a virus will hijack the host machinery to replicate its genome,…

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International Birnstiel Award goes to six outstanding young scientists

In the second year of the International Birnstiel Award for Doctoral Studies in the Molecular Life Sciences, awarded by IMP and Max Birnstiel…

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Congratulations to Emmanuelle Charpentier on the Nobel Prize for Chemistry

The 2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry is awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for their groundbreaking discoveries on the CRISPR/Cas9…

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Targeting cell fate regulators to treat rare skin cancer

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a highly aggressive skin cancer with limited treatment options. Scientists at the Research Institute of Molecular…

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OpGen Group Company Ares Genetics Wins Austrian Digitization Award for ares-genetics.cloud

OpGen announced that its subsidiary Ares Genetics has won the Austrian Digitization Award.

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What is the origin of the genetic code?

In a project supported by the Volkswagen foundation, the lab of Bojan Zagrovic and their collaborators Zoya Ignatova (University of Hamburg) and…

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Patterning cells over time: an added dimension in development

The differentiation of cells is a fundamental aspect of developmental biology. Scientists from the lab of Luisa Cochella (IMP) have now found a novel…

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Eveliqure announces the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical study of its combined Shigella and ETEC vaccine candidate

Eveliqure Biotechnologies GmbH announced the initiation of clinical testing for its ShigETEC vaccine candidate, with the dosing of the first subject…

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Unraveling the genome in 3D-space

Proper folding of extremely long chromosomal DNA molecules is crucial for the correct functioning of the cell. Scientists from the Gerlich lab at IMBA…

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