New Way Found to Fight Flu Virus
Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine believe they found a mechanism that may be useful target to stop the flu virus from infecting cells. There’s a hitch in the swing of a protein that delivers the flu virus. In a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Rice-Baylor […]
‘Teachings of Jesus entail fight against ignorance’: Larijani
TEHRAN – Iran’s Parliament speaker, while felicitating Iranian Assyrians over Christmas and New Year, said combating ignorance and violence were among teachings of Jesus Christ. Ali Larijani, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, made the remarks in a message which was read at Mother Marry Church in Urmia. The message highlights that “undoubtedly, teachings of Jesus […]
Erdogan Vows Continued Fight against PKK Terrorists
TEHRAN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Turkey’s counter-terrorism operations against the terrorist PKK organization would continue. “We are going into winter season. There is no such thing [stopping the operations],” Erdogan said in Justice and Development (AK) party’s parliamentary group meeting. “The operation is continuing. We will not stop. We will […]
I will fight for my place with Ashkan Dejagah
Iranian-Swedish midfielder Saman Ghoddos says that he will fight for his place in Team Melli starting line up with Ashkan Dejagah. Ghoddos was invited to Iran national football team in the match against South Korea in the 2018 World Cup qualifier but didn’t play. “The Iranian football federation asked me to join Team Melli’s preparatory […]
Cells Programmed Like Computers to Fight Disease
TEHRAN – Cells can be programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza, and other serious conditions — thanks to a breakthrough in synthetic biology. Led by Professor Alfonso Jaramillo in the School of Life Sciences, new research has discovered that a common molecule — ribonucleic acid (RNA), which is produced abundantly by humans, plants […]