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• ASBMB Today Article
  Here’s the latest good and bad news about COVID-19 drugs
  May 26, 2022
  

  After vaccines, antivirals and a monoclonal antibody are the next line of defense.
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  Zinc is a metal essential to life
  May 25, 2022
  

  Scientists have discovered a protein that helps keep cells alive when zinc levels are low.
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  The mechanism of the monkeypox antiviral
  May 24, 2022
  

  As monkeypox becomes an international concern, interest grows in tecovirimat; this smallpox drug targets a structural protein that helps wrap the virus in a second lipid bilayer.
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  Researchers investigate self-regulation of an enzyme with critical cellular functions
  May 24, 2022
  

  They found that one mechanism of CK1 activity, and thus one mechanism of regulation, is the self-phosphorylation of a conserved amino acid residue in its catalytic domain.
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  What is monkeypox?
  May 23, 2022
  

  A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin.
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  A simple method to determine phase preference of proteins on live cell membranes
  May 22, 2022
  

  “The phase preference of molecules used to be difficult and time-consuming to establish. This new method, detected by chance, provides results in at most 15 minutes on live cells and can essentially be seen by eye in a simple microscope,” Thorsten Wohland said.
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  Study of Alzheimer’s marker prompts warning about serine supplements
  May 20, 2022
  

  They have been advertised to improve memory and cognitive function.
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  Why is the 100-year-old BCG vaccine so broadly protective in newborns?
  May 19, 2022
  

  Study finds changes in metabolite and lipid profiles, providing clues for designing future vaccines for newborns.
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  How genome organization influences cell fate
  May 17, 2022
  

  UC Riverside-led study identifies how blood stem cells maintain their fate.
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  Corals and sea anemones turn sunscreen into toxins
  May 14, 2022
  

  Understanding how could help save coral reefs.