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Friday, May 29, 2020

Scientists synthesize tick spit protein for first time (by Marcus Strom, University of Sydney in Phys.org, 26 May 2020)

Title:
Scientists synthesize tick spit protein for first time

Author:
Marcus Strom, University of Sydney

Published:
Phys.org, 26 May 2020
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-scientists-protein.html

From the article:
"Using the properties of naturally occurring proteins offers huge potential for new medicines. Charlotte Franck in Professor Richard Payne's lab has for the first time made the anti-inflammatory evasin proteins found in tick saliva."