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A seven-gene-deleted African swine fever virus is safe and effective vaccine in pigs
African swine fever (ASF) is severely threatening the global pig industry. An efficacious vaccine is urgently required. Using the Chinese ASFV HLJ/18 as a backbone, Chen and his colleagues generated a series of gene-deleted viruses. The virulence, immunogenicity, safety, and protective efficacy evaluation in specific-pathogen-free pigs, commercial pigs, and pregnant sows indicated that HLJ/18-7GD...
Can traumatic memories be erased?
Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that Drosophila flies lose long-term memory (LTM) of a traumatic event when kept in the dark, the first confirmation of environmental light playing a role in LTM maintenance. The team also identified the specific molecular mechanism responsible for this effect. LTMs are notoriously difficult to erase; this work may lead...