Locus biotech

11/10/2026

Tiny “delivery truck” that keeps Human brain running.
Kinesin is a microscopic motor protein that walks along cellular highways called microtubules, carrying essential cargo inside cells. In neurons, this job is especially critical because some nerve cells extend over a meter in length.
Kinesin transports neurotransmitters, proteins, mitochondria, and other vital materials from the neuron’s cell body to its nerve terminals. Without this constant delivery system, neurons couldn’t efficiently communicate or maintain their normal function.
While kinesin doesn’t produce chemicals like dopamine or serotonin, it helps transport the components needed for healthy neural communication, making it an essential part of the systems that support movement, learning, memory, and mood.
Sometimes, the most important workers in the human body are far too small to see.

11/10/2026

What does it actually look like when a CAR-T cell attacks cancer?
CAR-T cell therapy is a type of cancer immunotherapy in which a patient’s own T cells are collected and genetically engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). This receptor allows them to recognize a specific molecule on cancer cells - in this case, CD19.
In this video, a CD19 CAR-T cell encounters a CD19+ leukemia cell, scans its surface, recognizes its target and forms a stable immunological synapse.
And then the clock starts.
About 9 minutes after the initial contact, the cancer cell begins showing apoptotic blebbing - a visible sign that the cell-death process is underway.
What you’re seeing is one of the fundamental ideas behind CAR-T therapy: take our own immune cells, genetically reprogram them to recognize cancer, and send them back to hunt it down.
And here, you can literally watch it happen.
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Credits: Lee et al., eLife 2020

09/10/2026

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08/10/2026

They aren’t using traditional transformers—they’re using a completely different architecture modeled after the human brain. The future of AI is moving faster than most people realize.
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08/10/2026

If antibiotics kill bacteria, why can’t they kill viruses?
The answer is surprisingly simple: bacteria and viruses work very differently.
Bacteria are living, single-celled organisms with structures antibiotics can target, such as cell walls and protein-making machinery.
Viruses, however, are much simpler. They have no cellular machinery of their own and must enter your cells to reproduce. Antibiotics can’t target the processes viruses use to multiply.
That’s why antibiotics can treat bacterial infections but not viral illnesses like the flu or common cold.
Using antibiotics unnecessarily can also contribute to antibiotic resistance, making bacterial infections harder to treat.

08/10/2026