Gut microbes produce a metabolite that inhibits the conversion of fatty acids into energy and leads to weight gain in…
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Like detectives collecting evidence to solve a case, scientists perform experiments to unravel the mysteries of life. Drug Discovery News
A new weight loss strategy turns fat into energy
By using extracellular vesicles to target specific neurons in the hypothalamus, scientists induced weight loss in a mouse model of…
Snakebite antivenoms step into the future
Traditional snakebite antivenom relies on a century-old technology. To find safer and more effective treatments for one of the world’s…
Ultra-rare childhood fevers are no match for this scientist
Recurrent high fevers in children are always worrying, but by studying patient cells, immunologist Lori Broderick hopes to reveal the…
Expanding the genetic code with quadruplet codons
By engineering cells to translate quadruplet codons instead of the standard triplets, scientists expand the possible amino acids that can…
Scientists investigate the COVID-19 vaccine-menstruation mystery
As reports of disrupted menstrual cycles after COVID-19 vaccinations rose, researchers investigated the connection. Their reports revealed that while vaccine-associated…
One Mosquito Vaccine to Rule Them All
A new vaccine targeting mosquito saliva proteins proved safe and prompted a strong immune response in humans, moving scientists one…
From superfood to medicine maker, spirulina is a new cellular factory
Scientists engineer the photosynthetic bacteria spirulina to produce biologics at a large enough scale to treat some of the world’s…
Animal microbiomes hold the key to new antifungals
From sea squirts to ants to opossums on the side of the road, the bacteria that live in animal microbiomes…
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