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The present invention relates to methods for the identification of anti-HIV miRNAs and anti-HIV pharmaceutical compounds using high-throughput screening methods, comprising: transfecting reporter cells with a panel of miRNAs, infecting the reporter cells with HIV, screening the cells to identify...

The present invention relates to methods for modulating the production of ELR+ proinflammatory chemokines in a subject or a cell using either UMLiLO IncRNA inhibitors to decrease production of ELR+ proinflammatory cytokines or using UMLILO IncRNA to increase the production of ELR+ proinflammatory...

This invention relates to a single-cell assay designed to determine how chromosomal contacts influence the transcriptional activity of genes of interest. It also includes methods for silencing gene expression by disrupting gene regulatory elements involved in these chromosomal interactions.

The CSIR has developed the next-generation ground-based surveillance and classification radar that enables automated detection and classification of movement over a wide area, enabling proactive protection of wildlife and other security applications.

With the insights gained from Meerkat 1, the CSIR...

Radar technology is well suited to solutions such as those to protect helicopters. The CSIR was approached by SAAB Grintek Defence, a leading supplier of aircraft self-protection suites, to collaboratively develop a radar-based hostile fire indicator sensor to add to its existing platform protection...

A camera, roughly the size of that used for CCTV, can locate gunshots by detecting potassium emissions from the muzzle flash. Dubbed, ‘The K-line camera’ (K being the symbol for potassium on the periodic table), it can be integrated into a CCTV network in a hotspot area for gun-related crime...

The CSIR developed a turret that can be used on the Mamba Mk III used by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). Mounted on the roof of the vehicle, the turret provides an arc of fire of 360° and offers protection for the gunner from small arms fire. The SANDF requirement was for the...

The CSIR has developed a smartphone technology that is used as a detection system for analysing biomolecular assays or chemical reactions. The smartphone is used to capture one or more images of the biomolecular assays, which are processed by way of bespoke hardware and software to provide...