Biochemistry

Home test for Covid-19 boasts PCR accuracy using saliva sample

E&T Magazine: A Covid-19 test that can be used at home and is as accurate as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test has been developed by researchers at Pennsylvania State University. At-home tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose Covid-19,…

Nanobody busts into brain cells to unclump proteins

Futurity: Researchers have developed a nanobody that can get through the tough exterior of mouse brain cells and untangle misshapen proteins that lead to Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and other neurocognitive disorders. Proteins called antibodies help the immune system…

Dreaming up new proteins, AI churns out possible medicines and vaccines

Science: Computational biologist Jue Wang was already striving to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) to churn out candidate medicines when he had to rush his 2-year-old son to the…

Soft ‘NeuroString’ could probe brain and gut

Futurity: A new invention called “NeuroString” is a soft implantable probe that lets researchers study the chemistry of brain and gut health. “The mainstream way people are trying to understand the brain is to read and record electric signals,” says…