Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
The membrane-active polyaminoisoprenyl compound NV716 re-sensitizes Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antibiotics and reduces bacterial virulence
Infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa are difficult to threat for many reasons. Among them, P. aeruginosa shows intrinsic or acquired resistance to several antibiotics. It expresses virulence factors and adopts specific lifestyles, like biofilms, non-responsive to antibiotics.
Newly defined biomarker may accelerate clinical trials for vaccines to prevent HIV-1 infection – the Antibody Mediated Prevention (AMP) trials
A new biomarker appears to be an effective surrogate endpoint to reliably predict the ability of broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to prevent acquisition of HIV-1. Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) are defined by their ability to neutralize multiple genetically distinct viral strains.
Entanglement is more than transitive
In science we are often concerned with the relation between a whole and its parts. In quantum physics, this is manifest in the problem of detecting global many-body entanglement from marginal information. But can the knowledge of some parts also be used to reveal new information about another part?
3D printing flexible electroluminescent devices for soft and self-camouflaging robots
Zhang et al. report a facile and streamlined approach for fabricating electroluminescent devices through multi-materials direct ink writing. Using this fabrication scheme, a chameleon-inspired soft robot with self-adaptive background-matching ability was created.
Ferreting about
Formulation of RNA vaccines is critical for their success, here we explore a novel polymer in a ferret model
