Share on PinterestA modified version of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein might help researchers fast track a vaccine.Like other viruses, SARS-CoV-2 features a spike protein, which helps it penetrate and infect previously healthy cells.But while the spike protein typically plays a role in infection, scientists can also use it in vaccines, to “train” a person’s immune…
By Alice Klein Goats’ mammary glands can produce large amounts of proteinsE+/Getty Images Goats can be genetically modified to produce a common cancer drug in their milk, which could slash its production costs. Many of the new blockbuster drugs that are used as cancer treatments are more expensive than older medicines, because they are complex…
In 2013, a scientist at Abbott Laboratories saw study results with potentially big implications for the company’s profits and the lives of some of the world’s most fragile people: preterm infants. The upshot, she wrote in an email: Babies fed rival Mead Johnson Nutrition’s acidified liquid human milk fortifier — a nutritional supplement used in
4 min read WHEN YOU'RE TELLING a horror story that's based around a family function or family dynamic, it's important to make sure you're getting the parents just right. Ari Aster's Hereditary, which came out in 2018, hit the nail right on the head, casting Toni Collette as the film's lead—and the increasingly unhinged (and
Dietitians regularly talk up the importance of having variety in your diet to make sure you hit your nutritional needs. But new research suggests that’s actually not helpful—at least, not when you’re trying to lose weight. The study, which was published in the journal Health Psychology, makes a strong case for sticking with the same