Collaborative research explores why llamas could change the future for HIV diagnostics
New interdisciplinary research from LCN-based i-sense explores the potentially important role llamas and camelids could play in developing tools to detect early stage HIV. HIV currently affects more than 34 million people worldwide and is constantly evolving, which...
Creating Crystals from Gold
Scientists from the LCN have revealed how materials such as gold can help create protein crystals. The team hope their findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, could aid the discovery of new medicines and treatments. The Lead author; Professor Naomi...
Serial killers of the immune system caught on microscopic CCTV
Our life hinges on an army of serial killers that attack virus-infected and cancerous cells in our body. These killers are a type of white blood cell called cytotoxic lymphocytes, which show remarkable efficiency in first perforating their victims and next injecting...