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Use of REV-dependent HIV reporter cell, REV-CEM-GFP/Luc, helps lead to discovering small molecular inhibitors that block the HIV host dependency factor LIMK1
The actin cytoskeleton plays an important role in HIV entry, intracellular migration, and viron release. LIM domain kinase (LIMK) regulates actin cytoskeleton by phosphorylating cofilin. HIV can gain..
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Introductory Offer on ViroVision HIV Reporter Cells
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Why Cube BioSystems
We established Cube Biosystems as a unique brand of VitaScientific to better serve the cellular and molecular biology research needs of the biomedical research community. At CubeBiosystems.com, our mi..
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Researchers Find Alternative Pathways to HIV Antibodies
The immune system appears to hamper an investigational vaccine from inducing antibodies that protect against HIV infection, but there may be ways to overcome this impediment. ..
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6 Tips To Spending Your Start-Up Money Wisely
New hires frequently aren't offered much - if any - guidance on how to spent their start-up money wisely, ultimately increasing the risk of a premature financial burnout. We provide some common sense ..
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Tiny Microscopes Reveal Hidden Role of Nervous System Cells
A microscope about the size of a penny is giving scientists a new window into the everyday activity of cells within the spinal cord. The innovative technology revealed that astrocytes—cells in the ner..
Read more »Retroviral DNA Needs Time To Find Its Home, But Insertion Happens In A Blink
Retroviruses such as HIV must insert their viral DNA into host-cell DNA. A new study reveals details about the viral DNA's search for an insertion point. The findings could help improve treatments for..
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Punch - Counterpunch: HIV Can Avoid CRISPR/Cas9 Editing
A few weeks ago we noted that by using CRISPR/Cas9 editing, researchers were able to remove HIV from stem cells. Unfortunately, a new study reveals that HIV is able to quickly adapt to this type of ge..
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Redhead Gene Doubles Melanoma Risk, Without Sun
Variants of the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene impart the red hair, fair skin, and freckles of a Prince Harry, Wilma Flintstone, or Donald Trump – and also poorer protection against ultraviolet (..
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Know Your Bugs - A Closer Look at Viruses, Bacteria, & Parasites
"Stop the spread of superbugs," "15 superbugs and other scary diseases" and "Superbug bacteria found in tested hotel rooms" are headlines we often read or hear about. But what do we mean when we say "..
Read more »Eliminating HIV-1 from the Genome of Human T-Cells
A team at Temple University has successfully eliminated HIv-1 from human T-cells employing CRSIPR/Cas9 technology. ..
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New Beta Lactams Help Kill Drug Resistant Bacteria
Merck researchers have identified nonantibiotic adjuvants termed tarocins that restore the killing activity of beta-lactams against methicillin-resistant staphylococci, thereby enabling the applicatio..
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Let's Hear it for Lefties!
Look up synonyms for left-handed and you get sinister, sinistral, dubious .. you get the picture. Here are some things you may not know about our nefarious other-handed brethren and sistren. ..
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4 Cell Culture Hazards to Avoid
Here are 4 common cell culturing hazards to guard against... .smallWindow{ width: 700px; margin-left: auto; ma..
Read more »Current State of HIV Research
Just where are we in terms of HIV research, what advances have we seen lately, and are we any closer to attaining that ultimate goal of a cure? ..
Read more »Fighting Zika With Wolbachia
The Wolbachia bacteria may be used to fight the Zika virus. Wolbachia is currently under trials for reducing Dengue fever in a number of countries and has the potential to help stop the spread of the ..
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The Changing Face of Science
The growth in the number of women earning PhDs in STEM fields has outpaced the growth for men since 1984. .smallWindow{ wid..
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Has the Western Blot 'Evolved'?
The Western Blot technique for protein identification and quantification has definitely stood the test of time, but how much has it changed since 1979? ..
Read more »HIV Continues to Replicate Despite Antiretrovirals
A new study demonstrates that HIV continues to replicate, even when it is no longer detectable in blood. .smallWind..
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Quantum Biology: Understanding the Way We Work
Not only are the intricate details of quantum biology not fully understood, but the basic concept is also the source of much confusion. We try to better explain a "fuzzy" area of study that is rapidly..
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