Source: Laboratoires Servier, (CC BY-SA 3.0) Many of us cannot fathom a life without being able to wiggle our fingers, rotate our shoulders, or jump up and down with ease. However, this is reality for the 250 million people worldwide suffering from osteoarthritis (the degeneration of cartilage at the bone joints), with women and the …
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Source: Nastya Dulhiier How do you treat bacterial infections without causing drug resistance? You might think that targeting the bacterial genes necessary for bacterial growth would be the most effective strategy. However, when you target genes that are essential for growth, bacteria are more likely to develop drug resistance. This is natural selection in action. …
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Cover Image: This image illustrates a qubit’s (quantum bit) generic definition as the quantum state of a two-level quantum system (Wikimedia Commons: Clemen Adolphs). In a layman’s view, Quantum Entanglement may refer to a scenario where we may have incomplete knowledge of the state of two similar states¹. Our classic computation technology uses a “definite …
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Source: Nicolas Raymond, CC BY 2.0 A few years ago, the world was celebrating the end of a decade and preparing to welcome the new ‘roaring 20s’. But just a few months later, the world had shut down in efforts to curb the widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus. Now, a little more than three …
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Source: 허동은교수, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Introduction Recent years have seen notable advancements in the field of regenerative medicine, with an emphasis on the creation of artificial organs and organ-on-a-chip technologies. These innovative developments have the potential to transform healthcare by tackling pressing medical issues including the lack of organ donors for transplantation and …
Source: Adrian Lange Bacteria are constantly fighting to preserve themselves; to survive in an environment that is too salty, acidic, or nutrient poor, dodging assault from immune cells and attack by stronger, deadlier microorganisms (“There’s always a bigger fish”). In this hostile landscape, bacteria often persist by working together. Researchers are investigating these cooperative inter-bacterial …
Scientists are studying the human microbiome and its ability to disable drug compounds, an occurrence which may account for drug treatment failures in people being treated for type II diabetes, cancer, and a wide range of other illnesses. This is a complicated problem – the human microbiome is home to many diverse strains of bacteria …
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