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Vaccine for Hepatitis C Developed After a scientific investigation that lasted more than a decade, researchers finally announce the development of a vaccine against hepatitis C. Until now, all other attempts at creating a working vaccine have failed, so the... [read more >>] First 3D Images Acquired of Individual Prote... A group of experts at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) were recently able to produce the first 3D image of an individual protein ever obtained. This was made p... [read more >>] Living Neon Sign Created University of California in San Diego (UCSD) investigators announce the creation of a living neon sign that is powered up by millions of bacterial cells. Fluorescent proteins attached to the cells' biological clocks al... [read more >>] HIV Vaccine Has 90 Percent Efficiency The conclusions of a new series of phase I clinical trials show that a new vaccine developed against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) manages to elicit immune responses in 90 percent of patients. About 85 percent of t... [read more >>] HIV Treatment Spawns New Hopes Experts with Richmond, California-based Sangamo BioSciences announced on Sunday, September 18, that they've managed to create a new type of therapy against HIV/AIDS. They say that their new approach will greatly help r... [read more >>] Nearly-Universal Cure for Viral Infections D... For many decades, doctors have been using antibiotics to kill off infecting bacteria. However, the field of medicine has been lacking a similarly-effective tool for fighting viral infections. Now, MIT experts propose a new ... [read more >>] Embryos Are Capable of Genetic Normalization A group of researchers studying human embryos during a phase of the development process called cleavage stage embryo determined that the three-day-old structure was capable of undergoing a process called genetic normalizati... [read more >>] Humans Now Experiencing Supercharged Evolution According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that evolution in modern humans has entered into full gear. Over the past 40,000 years or so, experts show, the rate at which our species evolves has a... [read more >>] Bacteria May Communicate Wirelessly Experts have been wondering for a very long time about how bacteria can produce species-specific wavelengths from their cells, without the presence of any discernible, specialized apparatus. A new study suggests that their ... [read more >>] Synthetic Life Brought Closer to Reality A team of experts in the United States, which took the world of genetics by storm last year, announced recently that it managed to reach a new impressive milestone in their quest to develop synthetic life. The group was abl... [read more >>]

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