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Viruses and bacteria are always trying to sneak into our bodies, but researchers at the University of Missouri are ...

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H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally caused isolated human cases that have quite often been fatal. The absolute ...

Molecular glues, tiny molecules that connect one protein to another, are promising targets for pharmaceutical research. By ...

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the ...

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Scientists have discovered how a key protein helps maintain strong connections between brain cells that are crucial for ...