Kenya Science News API

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            "title": "All DNA Nucleic Acid Bases Found in Samples from Ryugu Asteroid",
            "description": "Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)--All five types of nucleic acid bases that make up DNA and RNA were found in sand…",
            "content": "Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)--All five types of nucleic acid bases that make up DNA and RNA were found in sand samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, according to a paper by a Japanese research team that was published in British science journal N... [1179 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026031700039/",
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            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T03:11:26Z",
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            "title": "A highly potent nanobody-based bispecific therapeutic provides broad-spectrum protection against ebolavirus",
            "description": "The highly lethal Ebola virus species—Zaire (EBOV), Sudan (SUDV), and Bundibugyo (BDBV)—pose persistent threats to global health. Current antibody therapies target EBOV but lack broad neutralization across ebolaviruses. Recent pan-ebolavirus strategies rely on antibody cocktails. Here, we identified two camelid-derived nanobodies (1A10 and BA2) that neutralize EBOV, SUDV, and BDBV in vitro and protect female rodents against these pathogens. High-resolution cryo-EM structures of their GP complexes showed that 1A10 and BA2 bind conserved but non-overlapping epitopes near the GP1 base and GP2’s internal fusion loop (IFL), and biochemical analyses revealed their distinct neutralization mechanisms. To further improve efficacy, we engineered a bispecific antibody (BA2-1A10) via GS linker-mediated IgG-Fc fusion, which provided highly potent protection against all three viruses in female rodents model and positions it as a strong broad-spectrum anti-ebolavirus candidate. Our work demonstrates a structure-guided bispecific nanobody strategy for pan-ebolavirus therapy and highlights compact antibodies for next-generation antivirals. Current antiviral treatment approaches target specific Ebola virus species. Here, the authors develop bispecific antibodies with pan-ebolavirus neutralization capacity, structurally resolve the epitope and neutralization mode and show potent protection in a rodent model.",
            "content": "Carroll, S. A. et al. Molecular evolution of viruses of the family Filoviridae based on 97 whole-genome sequences. J. Virol. 87, 2608–2616 (2013).\nFuruyama, W. & Marzi, A. Ebola virus: pathogenesis and countermeasure development. Ann. Rev. Virol. 6, ... [8401 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70464-6?error=cookies_not_supported&code=ef774b9f-5a4c-4d34-9f45-a7b0446af3e5",
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                "name": "Nature",
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            "title": "Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape",
            "description": "The planet's unique combination of a magma ocean and a sulfur-laden atmosphere puts it in a class by itself. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "WASHINGTON - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighbourhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape - covered with a perpetual ocean of magma and enveloped by a noxious and fiercely hot sulfur-rich atmosphere.... [4014 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/molten-alien-planet-with-sulfur-choked-atmosphere-displays-unique-hellscape",
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            "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T19:17:10Z",
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                "name": "The Straits Times",
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