Watch a virus in the moments right before it attacks. Duke Today, Nov. 10, 2022. Researchers have captured the first real-time footage of viruses on the move, right before they hijack a cell. Picked up by Nature, Quirks and Quarks and IFLScience.
Tag Archives: chemistry
Tackling renewable energy challenges, at the nano scale
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Tackling renewable energy challenges, at the nano scale. Duke Today, Sept. 19, 2022. Ivan Moreno-Hernandez is studying electrochemistry in action to develop new materials for clean energy.
Stiff, achy knees? Lab-made cartilage gel outperforms the real thing
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Stiff, achy knees? Lab-made cartilage gel outperforms the real thing. Duke Today, Aug. 11, 2022. Hydrogel-based implant could replace worn-out cartilage and alleviate knee pain without replacing the entire joint. Clinical trials expected to launch in April 2023. Picked up by Futurity and WRAL TechWire.
Taking new aim at COVID-19
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Taking new aim at COVID-19. Duke Today, Nov. 26, 2021. The coronavirus’s tangled strands of RNA could offer new ways to treat people who get infected. Picked up by INDY Week and The New York Times.
How malaria parasites withstand a fever’s heat
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How malaria parasites withstand a fever’s heat. Duke Today, October 5, 2020. The parasites that cause 200 million cases of malaria each year can withstand feverish temperatures that make their human hosts miserable. Now, a Duke University-led team is beginning to understand how they do it. The work could lead to new ways to fight tough-to-kill strains, researchers say.
New drug candidate found for hand, foot and mouth disease
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New drug candidate found for hand, foot and mouth disease. Duke Today, Sept. 22, 2020. Targeting RNA with small molecules could pave the way for new antivirals for hard-to-treat diseases. Picked up by UPI, Futurity and Triangle Business Journal.
Tracking tiny moving targets
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Tracking tiny moving targets. Duke Research blog, July 28, 2020. Kevin Welsher has developed a technique that turns a microscope into a ‘flight tracker’ for molecules, making it possible to follow the paths of viruses and other particles thousands of times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.
Blocking the virus torpedo
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Blocking the virus torpedo. Duke Today, Oct. 1, 2015. Kevin Welsher uses advanced microscopy techniques to make never-before-seen 3D videos of viruses like flu and HIV just before they invade human cells.