Category: 5. Biology

Computational tools that predict which amino acid sequences are produced by cleavage enzymes can accelerate the discovery of bioactive peptides with therapeutic potential. A study recently published in Nature presents a peptide prediction…

Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for many years. Obesity has been linked to a variety of health problems including metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular…

Researchers at Indiana University and Wuhan University in China have unveiled a groundbreaking chemical process that could streamline the development of pharmaceutical compounds, chemical building blocks that influence how drugs…

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments discovered gene fragments that indicated a new and previously undiscovered form of microbes.

With computer…

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, “phages.” Scientists have sought to learn how the…

Just as cities must carefully manage the flow of cars in and out of downtown, cells regulate the movement of molecules into and out of the nucleus. This microscopic metropolis relies on an intricate gateway – facilitated by nuclear…

Specimen collected

Human tissues were collected from different patients (n = 4) who suffered from abdomen trauma. The remaining tissues of SATs, VATs, liver, spleen and small intestine were obtained through surgery. The SATs and VATs were…

Patient demographics

Within the AFI cohort of 1281 patients, the median age was 18 years (IQR 7–30 years). 717 participants (56%) were female and 564 (44%) male. 382 (30%) patients were recruited from central Uganda (Wakiso), 450 (35%) from…