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Tracking fungal pathogens and disease beyond sci-fi television
Los Alamos scientists prepare for mushrooming threats
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about the article: Tracking fungal pathogens and disease beyond sci-fi television
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Software application keeps public safer from potential airborne radiological releases
Developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory, QUIC-DEPDOSE accurately measures the spread of radiological particles from the kilometer to micron level
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about the article: Software application keeps public safer from potential airborne radiological releases
Machine learning model identifies drug design possibilities
Data-driven models identify properties to overcome pathogen defenses
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about the article: Machine learning model identifies drug design possibilities
Los Alamos National Lab program announces 2024 fellows for ‘deep tech’ entrepreneurs
Fellows will collaborate with Lab scientists to perfect a life-saving surgical device, a fiber-optic fabric and a system for levitating in the mesosphere
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about the article: Los Alamos National Lab program announces 2024 fellows for ‘deep tech’ entrepreneurs
Los Alamos HIV databases support global battles with disease
Our databases now serve more than 10,000 unique website visits per month
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about the article: Los Alamos HIV databases support global battles with disease
Pinpointing HIV immune response
Refined understanding of T cells’ action in the body’s battle against the AIDS-causing virus will help improve treatments
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about the article: Pinpointing HIV immune response
Supercomputer simulation attacks problem of drug-resistant bacteria
Understanding molecular processes can improve the antibiotics and vaccines that fight disease
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about the article: Supercomputer simulation attacks problem of drug-resistant bacteria
Getting ahead of climate-driven epidemics
How changing temps could affect transmission of dengue fever
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about the article: Getting ahead of climate-driven epidemics
Research examines key factors related to COVID-19 variant dynamics
The study is the most comprehensive characterization of global COVID-19 variant transitions to date
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about the article: Research examines key factors related to COVID-19 variant dynamics
Predicting pandemics through museum animal collections
Coalition studies UNM museum samples to explore pathogens
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about the article: Predicting pandemics through museum animal collections
New disease model pits zombies against clerics for clarity
Epidemic modeling requires nuanced approach for diseases such as HIV
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about the article: New disease model pits zombies against clerics for clarity
How these entrepreneurs will help grow innovation in New Mexico
Winning fellows will collaborate with Lab experts
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about the article: How these entrepreneurs will help grow innovation in New Mexico
Enlisting machine learning to pick the perfect vaccine
The cost to develop a single vaccine can be up to $68 million
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about the article: Enlisting machine learning to pick the perfect vaccine
Research sheds light on how countries responded to the COVID-19 pandemic
A new, data-driven approach quantifies pandemic resiliency in multiple dimensions
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about the article: Research sheds light on how countries responded to the COVID-19 pandemic
Lab aids in global road map to better disease testing
Lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic can guide future research
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about the article: Lab aids in global road map to better disease testing
New effort underway to help revolutionize future of vaccine development
Machine-learning tool intends to streamline process to make it faster and more affordable
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about the article: New effort underway to help revolutionize future of vaccine development
Microgravity in space reveals hidden microbes
Fecal sample analysis reveals unusual changes wrought by space travel
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about the article: Microgravity in space reveals hidden microbes
Had COVID-19 already? You're now less likely to get the new BA.5
Breakthrough infections with the newer subvariant were less likely for those with previous BA.1 or BA.2 infections
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about the article: Had COVID-19 already? You're now less likely to get the new BA.5
Study: Respiratory viruses easily misdiagnosed without better tests
Los Alamos team compares office diagnosis with PCR and RNA testing
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about the article: Study: Respiratory viruses easily misdiagnosed without better tests
Mining the body’s immune system to boost COVID-19 virus detection
Healthy humans can be a source of antibodies countering the virus and its variants
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about the article: Mining the body’s immune system to boost COVID-19 virus detection
The Goldilocks of radioisotopes, just right for treating cancer
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about the article: The Goldilocks of radioisotopes, just right for treating cancer
What makes a pandemic take off?
Looking for potential ‘black swan’ outbreaks can help us prepare for the future
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about the article: What makes a pandemic take off?
Kumar recognized as 'Future Leader' by Infection and Immunity journal
Recognition honors promising early-career scientists in the field of pathogenesis and immunology
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about the article: Kumar recognized as 'Future Leader' by Infection and Immunity journal
One of these things is not like the others, at least for viruses
More accurate modeling of flu-like illness has important advantages for treating outbreaks, pandemics
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about the article: One of these things is not like the others, at least for viruses
Pandemic's urgency drove new collaborative approaches worldwide
SAVE team changed how science is done, spanning 58 institutions
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about the article: Pandemic's urgency drove new collaborative approaches worldwide
New software could help transform the budding bioplastics industry
BioManIAC uses machine learning to explore more Earth-friendly plastics development
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about the article: New software could help transform the budding bioplastics industry
New contract means more domestic production of crucial medical isotope without highly enriched uranium
Los Alamos National Laboratory plays important role to aid in production
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about the article: New contract means more domestic production of crucial medical isotope without highly enriched uranium
Chicoma supercomputer aids COVID-19 research and open science
75 new projects underway
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about the article: Chicoma supercomputer aids COVID-19 research and open science
New tool can help better understand high-mutating viruses, including COVID-19
Fast Evaluation of Viral Emerging Risks (FEVER) gives researchers a new computational tool for biosurveillance, diagnostics and mutation typing of emerging viral pathogens
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about the article: New tool can help better understand high-mutating viruses, including COVID-19
New 3D imagery shows how SARS-CoV-2 uses spike proteins to infect cells
‘Digital twin’ modeling approach provides new insight that could aid potential vaccine and treatment concepts
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about the article: New 3D imagery shows how SARS-CoV-2 uses spike proteins to infect cells
Making more sense of microbial communities
National Microbiome Data Collaborative captures ever-deeper insights into the world’s microbiomes with standardized bioinformatics tools
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about the article: Making more sense of microbial communities
T Division team wins Lewis Wolpert prize for prescient COVID-19 paper
Award recognizes outstanding contributions to field of theoretical biology
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about the article: T Division team wins Lewis Wolpert prize for prescient COVID-19 paper
Capturing hidden data for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases provides a better pandemic picture
Measuring the disease spread poses a challenge when not all carriers show it
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about the article: Capturing hidden data for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases provides a better pandemic picture
Tracking the cells that host HIV
Two phases of viral decline, now understood more clearly
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about the article: Tracking the cells that host HIV
Scientists develop multiscale model of protein behavior linked to cancer
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about the article: Scientists develop multiscale model of protein behavior linked to cancer
New biodosimetry approaches to be vetted by Los Alamos
New program identifies biomarkers of radiation exposure
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about the article: New biodosimetry approaches to be vetted by Los Alamos
Estimating the strength of selection for new COVID-19 variants
Determining the transmissibility of new variants can aid vaccination programs and healthcare response
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about the article: Estimating the strength of selection for new COVID-19 variants
Combating drug resistant infections with radioisotopes
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about the article: Combating drug resistant infections with radioisotopes
Bacteria, fungi interact far more often than previously thought
Unique bioinformatics approaches help understand extent of fungal bacteriome
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about the article: Bacteria, fungi interact far more often than previously thought
Supercomputers reveal how X chromosomes fold, deactivate
Combining lab data with supercomputing power reveals role of RNA and chromosome structure in regulating gene expression
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about the article: Supercomputers reveal how X chromosomes fold, deactivate
Meet GeoHealth
How COVID-19 helped us understand the human, health and Earth connection
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about the article: Meet GeoHealth
Thin, stretchable biosensors could make surgery safer
3D-printed sensors allow for simultaneous recording and imaging of tissues and organs during surgical procedures
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about the article: Thin, stretchable biosensors could make surgery safer
Los Alamos teams with international group to examine spread of infectious disease by migratory birds
Avian Zoonotic Disease Network seeks to block future pandemics
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about the article: Los Alamos teams with international group to examine spread of infectious disease by migratory birds
Competition and collaboration: Understanding interacting epidemics can unlock better disease forecasts
A new algorithm increases scientists' abilities to accurately model mutually dependent spreading processes, from virus outbreaks to disinformation on social media
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about the article: Competition and collaboration: Understanding interacting epidemics can unlock better disease forecasts
Los Alamos’ Dina Siegel selected to lead American Industrial Hygiene Association
AIHA is one of the nation’s premier organizations for protecting workers
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about the article: Los Alamos’ Dina Siegel selected to lead American Industrial Hygiene Association
Simulations reveal how dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain binds to host, succumbs to antibodies
Dominant G-form Spike protein ‘puts its head up’ more frequently to latch on to receptors, but that makes it more vulnerable to neutralization
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about the article: Simulations reveal how dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain binds to host, succumbs to antibodies
Optical biosensor device aids in biomarker identification
New approach to blood-based tuberculosis diagnosis
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about the article: Optical biosensor device aids in biomarker identification
A year in, let's take stock of pandemic lessons
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about the article: A year in, let's take stock of pandemic lessons
Bridge the knowledge-to-action gap to fight the next outbreak now
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about the article: Bridge the knowledge-to-action gap to fight the next outbreak now
New Los Alamos generator system delivers large radiation doses directly to cancer cells
Simple chemical process generates thorium-226 from uranium-230, giving a higher radiation dose that kills cancer tissue while sparing nearby healthy cells
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about the article: New Los Alamos generator system delivers large radiation doses directly to cancer cells
Vaccine development software shows promise in influenza effort, could help defeat coronavirus
Korber’s Epigraph algorithm used for HIV, Ebola, Marburg thus far
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about the article: Vaccine development software shows promise in influenza effort, could help defeat coronavirus
‘Digital head’ helps diagnose traumatic brain injuries
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about the article: ‘Digital head’ helps diagnose traumatic brain injuries
COVID-19 vaccine critical but it's not silver bullet
At Los Alamos, we’re using mathematical models and computational simulations enabled by the Lab’s supercomputing capabilities to understand how best to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine
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about the article: COVID-19 vaccine critical but it's not silver bullet
LANL-developed technology offers promise of safer X-rays
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about the article: LANL-developed technology offers promise of safer X-rays
Los Alamos study hopes to characterize and optimize ventilator treatment for COVID-19
Scientists and engineers use computer modeling and experimental fluid mechanics to understand how tiny aerosol particles, when pulsed into the lung, may break up disease-related mucus and improve gas exchange
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about the article: Los Alamos study hopes to characterize and optimize ventilator treatment for COVID-19
New diagnostic isotope to enhance targeted alpha therapy for cancer
Team brings a new tool for alpha therapy by developing a paired isotope option for PET scans
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about the article: New diagnostic isotope to enhance targeted alpha therapy for cancer
Newer variant of COVID-19–causing virus dominates global infections
Virus with D614G change in Spike out-competes original strain, but may not make patients sicker
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about the article: Newer variant of COVID-19–causing virus dominates global infections
Scientists image heart RNA structure for the first time
Work could lead to new strategies in regenerative medicine for heart conditions
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about the article: Scientists image heart RNA structure for the first time
Los Alamos AI model wins flu forecasting challenge
‘Dante’ beat 23 others in predicting the timing, peak, and short-term intensity of the unfolding 2018-2019 flu season. Enhanced version takes aim at 2019-2020.
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about the article: Los Alamos AI model wins flu forecasting challenge
Scientists create first billion-atom biomolecular simulation
Detailed models provide insight into 3-D structures of genes and the role of 3-D organization in gene function
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about the article: Scientists create first billion-atom biomolecular simulation
Scientist Bette Korber to discuss her work developing an HIV vaccine
Series of three public lectures in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Los Alamos
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about the article: Scientist Bette Korber to discuss her work developing an HIV vaccine
Computer simulations predict the spread of HIV
Genetic signatures trace origin of infection and its potential path through populations, allowing state health departments to track the disease
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about the article: Computer simulations predict the spread of HIV
Promising Los Alamos innovations take the spotlight
Bette Korber receives 2018 Richard P. Feynman Innovation Prize for HIV vaccine designs
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about the article: Promising Los Alamos innovations take the spotlight
Mapping the body’s battle with Ebola and Zika
Los Alamos computers show how virus keys unlock a host cell, and where the fight begins
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about the article: Mapping the body’s battle with Ebola and Zika
Alzheimer’s researchers to convene in Albuquerque
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about the article: Alzheimer’s researchers to convene in Albuquerque
Understanding a cell’s ‘doorbell’
Drug design advances are the research goal
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about the article: Understanding a cell’s ‘doorbell’
Los Alamos scientists conduct study to help predict diseases
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about the article: Los Alamos scientists conduct study to help predict diseases
Los Alamos research fundamental to first efficacy study for mosaic HIV-1 preventive vaccine
Novel viral analysis approach leads to potential ‘global vaccine’
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about the article: Los Alamos research fundamental to first efficacy study for mosaic HIV-1 preventive vaccine
Managing disease spread through accessible modeling
Lower computing requirements and streamlined data analysis support public-health decision making
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about the article: Managing disease spread through accessible modeling
On-the-range detection technology could corral bovine TB
Biomarker-based assay offers ranchers immediate, on-site test results
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about the article: On-the-range detection technology could corral bovine TB
Los Alamos research on cancer’s origins key part of huge grant
$25 million from Cancer Research UK funds Big Data analysis identifying mutational signatures of cancer
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