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17 Aug 2017 – Help Stop TB Uncovers New Data on Mycolic Acids |
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The Help Stop TB project is turning out to be the most comprehensive study of mycolic acids ever undertaken, which will be of enormous value to all researchers who are interested in how these molecules protect bacteria. In this update, the researchers describe mycolic acid folds that have never been detailed before, and explain how they plan to continue their exploration of this new territory as the project continues. |
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01 Aug 2017 – Potential New Treatments for Leishmaniasis Tested in Lab |
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The Drug Search for Leishmaniasis team has begun lab testing potential treatments for this serious—yet neglected—tropical disease. In this update, Dr. Carlos Muskus discusses the results of topical (on the skin) testing of four compounds. |
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15 Jun 2017 – FightAIDS@Home Targeting a Key HIV Protein |
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FightAIDS@Home researchers restarted the first phase of the project at the end of 2016, and in just a few months, they have completed approximately 46 percent of their projected work on World Community Grid. Read about their progress on finding compounds that could stop HIV from replicating. |
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06 Apr 2017 – Mapping Cancer Markers Team Analyzes Lung Cancer Data |
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In this project update, the Mapping Cancer Markers team describes how they are analyzing 45 million of the most promising lung cancer data results, and how they have begun to disseminate their early findings. |
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21 Mar 2017 – OpenZika Researchers Continue Calculations and Prepare for Next Stage |
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The OpenZika researchers are continuing to screen millions of chemical compounds as they look for potential treatments for the Zika virus. In this update, they report on the status of their calculations and their continuing work to spread the word about the project. |
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28 Feb 2017 – Help Stop TB Team Selects Data Analysis Tools |
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The Help Stop TB team is hard at work analyzing the data they’ve received so far from World Community Grid. They recently chose two new data analysis tools, which will help them better understand the behavior of the bacterium which causes tuberculosis. |
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