Light-harvesting apparatus from spinach cells can be harvested and delivered as eye drops to mice. The machinery transforms incoming light into energy-carrying molecules. In mouse models of dry-eye disease, the drops soothed inflammation. The approach suggests a potential therapeutic route based on photosynthetic components rather than conventional drugs. Separately, an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been declared a public health emergency of international concern. The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo species, with no approved vaccine or treatment. Reported cases include confirmed infections and suspected infections, and spread may have occurred undetected for weeks. Priority actions include increasing diagnostic testing capacity in the DRC and neighboring countries.
"Photosynthetic machinery can be harvested from spinach and transplanted into the eyes of mice, where it transforms light into molecules that carry energy and can tame inflammation. To see how this approach might someday translate into therapeutic applications, researchers made drops, containing light-harvesting apparatus from spinach ( Spinacia oleraceae) cells, that soothed dry-eye disease in mice."
"An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. At least 10 people had tested positive for the Ebola virus and more than 330 people had suspected infections, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday. Infections have also been reported in neighbouring Uganda."
"A lab in the DRC confirmed that the outbreak was caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus, for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment. The outbreak has almost certainly been spreading undetected for weeks, and the most important action is getting more diagnostic tests to the DRC and surrounding nations, say researchers."
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