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News in brief: June 2024

This month's top news in brief stories

Telomere findings may offer insights

A new study shows that an enzyme called PARP1 is involved in repair of telomeres – the lengths of DNA that protect the tips of chromosomes – and that impairing this process can lead to telomere shortening and genomic instability that can cause cancer.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics

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Under the microscope: mucus

This month: Mucus

Under the microscope: mucus

Why are we putting mucus under the microscope?

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A universal vaccine?

This new strategy would eliminate the need to create all these different shots to target subvariants, because it targets a part of the viral genome that is common to all strains of a viru

Microbiology & Virology

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Enzymes open new path to universal donor blood

Swedish researchers have discovered that when enzymes are mixed with red blood cells they are able to remove specific sugars that make up the A and B antigens in the human ABO blood group

Microbiology & Virology

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Predictive model for tumour-killing cells

Combined with additional algorithms, the predictive model can be applied to personalised cancer treatments that tailor therapy to the unique cellular makeup of each patient's tumours.

Immunology

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New five-year plan to combat antimicrobial resistance

It commits to continue to innovate through initiatives such as the expansion of the world-first “subscription model” for antimicrobials, which was launched in 2019 as a pilot.

Microbiology & Virology

Tech round up

Menarini Diagnostics

AFIAS-10

Microbiology & Virology

Microsatellite instability cancer tests

The tests were looking for high levels of microsatellite instability, which essentially means a person’s DNA has lost the ability to fix its own errors as it replicates.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics

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Vaccine for highly fatal tropical disease

The disease is endemic in many tropical areas, causing approximately 165,000 cases with 89,000 fatalities around the world each year.

Immunology