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Viral Genetics
In viral genetics, scientists study the life cycle of viruses from a genetic perspective. They may study various aspects of viral biology including how the genes affect biophysical, biochemical, and biologic pathways critical to the virus' survival.
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AUG 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
When a virus infects a cell, it usually takes over the cell's machinery to start churning out viral particles, which are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some cases of Alzheimers disease (AD) are known as Familial AD because they are due to genetic mutations. So far, mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2021Health & Medicine
The rate of viral spread and high mortality demanded a quick response to COVID-19. As such, pre-existing drugs wer ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioAUG 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, researchers have studied how an enzyme called APOBEC3 can help protect the body from pathogenic viruses, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
We've learned a lot about the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, in the past year and a half. Researchers know the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A team of engineers from MIT and Harvard University has developed a COVID diagnostic device with a tiny footprint but hu ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 28, 2021Microbiology
Histones are proteins that are used to organize and compact DNA. Some giant viruses called Marseilleviridae have also be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Microbiology
In nature, growing populations from bacterial colonies to humans tend to expand. In pulled expansions, the individuals a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2021Microbiology
In October 2020, what's now called the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected. It's now the most prevalent strai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2021Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a wave of new technologies for rapid viral diagnostics, given just how critical ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For many years, scientists have known about one of the most fundamental processes in biology, where cells use a DNA sequ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2021Microbiology
Chinook salmon can be infected by a pathogen called Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) that is thought to cause heart, liver, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Viral surveillance can give researchers vital information about virus origins, transmission routes, affected popu ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.MAY 31, 2021Microbiology
This image by Martin Obr, PhD of IST Austria shows a structure called a capsid that shields viral genetic material and h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to mutate, rapid sequencing of COVID-19-positive samples is more critical than ever. N ...Sponsored By: Roche DiagnosticsMAY 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which virtually eliminates a patient's immune system, and severely affects thei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Plants and animals have genomes made of four nucleotide bases, adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Nature Chemistry details the development of a chemical nose that can identify ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 03, 2021Health & Medicine
Testing for COVID-19 continues to be one of the most important tools in the global fight to slow and reduce the i ...MAY 03, 2021Microbiology
Most DNA that we're familiar with is found in cells in a double-stranded form. So, many years ago, scientists were intri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Immunology
Genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged and tightened their grip on global communities as the pandemic rag ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
AUG 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a virus infects a cell, it usually takes over the cell's machinery to start churning out viral particles, which are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some cases of Alzheimers disease (AD) are known as Familial AD because they are due to genetic mutations. So far, mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
The rate of viral spread and high mortality demanded a quick response to COVID-19. As such, pre-existing drugs wer
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
AUG 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, researchers have studied how an enzyme called APOBEC3 can help protect the body from pathogenic viruses,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
We've learned a lot about the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, in the past year and a half. Researchers know the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A team of engineers from MIT and Harvard University has developed a COVID diagnostic device with a tiny footprint but hu
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 28, 2021
Microbiology
Histones are proteins that are used to organize and compact DNA. Some giant viruses called Marseilleviridae have also be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Microbiology
In nature, growing populations from bacterial colonies to humans tend to expand. In pulled expansions, the individuals a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2021
Microbiology
In October 2020, what's now called the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected. It's now the most prevalent strai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2021
Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a wave of new technologies for rapid viral diagnostics, given just how critical
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For many years, scientists have known about one of the most fundamental processes in biology, where cells use a DNA sequ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2021
Microbiology
Chinook salmon can be infected by a pathogen called Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) that is thought to cause heart, liver, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Viral surveillance can give researchers vital information about virus origins, transmission routes, affected popu
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
MAY 31, 2021
Microbiology
This image by Martin Obr, PhD of IST Austria shows a structure called a capsid that shields viral genetic material and h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered an antiviral drug that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from infecting lung cells. Promi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to mutate, rapid sequencing of COVID-19-positive samples is more critical than ever. N
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Diagnostics
MAY 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which virtually eliminates a patient's immune system, and severely affects thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Plants and animals have genomes made of four nucleotide bases, adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G).
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Nature Chemistry details the development of a chemical nose that can identify
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 03, 2021
Health & Medicine
Testing for COVID-19 continues to be one of the most important tools in the global fight to slow and reduce the i
...
MAY 03, 2021
Microbiology
Most DNA that we're familiar with is found in cells in a double-stranded form. So, many years ago, scientists were intri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Immunology
Genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged and tightened their grip on global communities as the pandemic rag
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes