All Southeast University articles
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NewsGLP-1s may alleviate depression in mice through the microbiome
Some people taking GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and obesity experience mental health benefits. In a mouse model study, researchers report that these improvements appear to result from gut microbiome changes that lead to an abundance of a microbe strain known to have a favorable effect on neurons related to stress.
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NewsScientists discover and engineer ChCas12b for precise genome editing
Researchers have developed a highly specific Cas12b nuclease—ChCas12b-D496A, capable of distinguishing single-base mutations. This expands the targeting range of gene editing and demonstrates broad prospects for gene therapy applications.
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NewsMajor antimicrobial power boost as phages form into surprising flower shapes
Researchers treated bacteria-eating viruses so they could be viewed alive under an electron microscope and coaxed them to join together into flower-like shapes - discovering that this made them 100 times more efficient.