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Millions of people are bit by venomous snakes every year, causing severe harm and fatalities through the diverse and complex toxicities of snake venom. Snakebite envenoming is primarily treated using antivenoms produced from animal-derived antibodies. While antivenoms are effective, they…
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker for computational protein design and Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for protein structure prediction. These researchers utilized computational biochemistry to further our understanding of proteins, the essential molecules…
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All animals contain bacteria within them that makes up an organism's microbiome. Researchers are investigating bacteria to understand how animals navigate using Earth’s magnetic field. It is thought that migratory animals can sense the Earth's magnetic field in order to…
Bacteria, with their simple structure and rapid reproduction, have developed intricate mechanisms to exchange genetic material. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the exchange of genetic material between organisms. HGT plays a crucial role in bacterial evolution and adaptation. Here's a…
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