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Viral Genomics
Viral genomics uses advanced analytical technologies to study the biology of disease-causing viruses at a genetic level. The aim of viral genomics is to better understand how viruses interact with their hosts and how infections spread through communities. This enables drug and vaccine development efforts as well as informing public health policies.
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SEP 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2021Cardiology
For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Pathgenic microbes that infect cells can affect each other. It's not unusual for people with viral respiratory infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2021Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was ...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 19, 2021Immunology
Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde describes a man who is a kind, respect ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 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 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 08, 2021Cancer
Pharmacological activation of the p53 protein in cancer cells leads to an anti-tumor immune response in lab tests. These ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 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 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 07, 2021Microbiology
Zoonotic viruses certainly got the world's attention with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But viruses have been emerged from an ...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 25, 2021Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 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 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 20, 2021Immunology
Scientists have identified 65 human immune genes activated during SARS-CoV-2 infection. This finding provides valuable i ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
SEP 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2021
Cardiology
For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pathgenic microbes that infect cells can affect each other. It's not unusual for people with viral respiratory infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2021
Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was
...
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 19, 2021
Immunology
Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde describes a man who is a kind, respect
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
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 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 08, 2021
Cancer
Pharmacological activation of the p53 protein in cancer cells leads to an anti-tumor immune response in lab tests. These
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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 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 07, 2021
Microbiology
Zoonotic viruses certainly got the world's attention with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But viruses have been emerged from an
...
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 25, 2021
Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 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 20, 2021
Immunology
Scientists have identified 65 human immune genes activated during SARS-CoV-2 infection. This finding provides valuable i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes