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Animal infection
Animal infections occur when an agent invades a host animal's tissues where it replicates and releases toxins causing disease. Some animal infections, known as zoonotic diseases, can be transferred to humans.
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NOV 07, 2023Microbiology
Many people are familiar with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii because it is carried by cats. It is also found in und ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2023Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria already cause tens of thousands of fatal infections every year, and that number is expecte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the emergence of the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, researchers have investigated whether the virus is able to infect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2023Microbiology
Mycena fungi are more commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, and they survive by consuming dead trees and plants. New resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2023Microbiology
Fungal infections can affect anyone, although people with weakened immune systems are at highest risk. The US Food and D ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In the past few years, the H5N1 bird flu has led to the deaths of millions of wild and farmed birds around the world. It ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2023Immunology
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a molecule which is present in cells and made of genetic material to help build proteins neces ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeSEP 21, 2023Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that brown rats living near Atlanta, Georgia are carrying a parasite called rat lungworm, or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecography examines how climate change could impact how birds and bats could become more prev ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 13, 2023Microbiology
There are few ways to prevent mosquito-borne diseases other than avoiding mosquito bites. These pesky insects don't only ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2023Microbiology
There are some bacteria that researchers are very familiar with. Some of them are common environmental microbes with str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, has been devastating bird populations around the w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
At least 50 different animals including dogs, cats, raccoons, and white-tailed deer can be infected with the virus that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2023Microbiology
A healthy diet that includes vegetables can provide many health benefits. Scientists have now shown that cruciferous veg ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2023Microbiology
Even as the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has begun to subside, and now causes fewer infections and deaths compared to the h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2023Microbiology
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, has been around for a long time. Records of the disease have been found in docu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2023Microbiology
An image of the revived nematode, by Alexei V. Tchesunov and Anastasia Shatilovich of the Institute of Physicochemical ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2023Microbiology
Scientists have shown that a protein called NLRP11 has an essential role in the immune system; it alerts the body that a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2023Immunology
Malaria is a possibly fatal disease caused by a parasite transferred by mosquitos to humans. Common symptoms include fev ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJUL 26, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
The age-old tradition of sweet ants as a medicinal remedy finds support in groundbreaking research revealing unique anti ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJUL 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Two live tangled individuals of freshwater hairworm, can be seen in this image by Gonzalo GiribetWritten By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2023Microbiology
A mixture of honey and vinegar is also known as oxymelWritten By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Pycnogenol is essentially a nutritional supplement derived from French maritime pine bark extract, and it has been the s ...Written By: Greta AnneJUL 14, 2023Plants & Animals
Wound healing is a complex biological process that involves various stages, including inflammation, tissue formatio ...Written By: Greta Anne
NOV 07, 2023
Microbiology
Many people are familiar with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii because it is carried by cats. It is also found in und
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2023
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria already cause tens of thousands of fatal infections every year, and that number is expecte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the emergence of the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, researchers have investigated whether the virus is able to infect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2023
Microbiology
Mycena fungi are more commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, and they survive by consuming dead trees and plants. New resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungal infections can affect anyone, although people with weakened immune systems are at highest risk. The US Food and D
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In the past few years, the H5N1 bird flu has led to the deaths of millions of wild and farmed birds around the world. It
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2023
Immunology
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a molecule which is present in cells and made of genetic material to help build proteins neces
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
SEP 21, 2023
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that brown rats living near Atlanta, Georgia are carrying a parasite called rat lungworm, or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecography examines how climate change could impact how birds and bats could become more prev
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 13, 2023
Microbiology
There are few ways to prevent mosquito-borne diseases other than avoiding mosquito bites. These pesky insects don't only
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2023
Microbiology
There are some bacteria that researchers are very familiar with. Some of them are common environmental microbes with str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, has been devastating bird populations around the w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
At least 50 different animals including dogs, cats, raccoons, and white-tailed deer can be infected with the virus that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2023
Microbiology
A healthy diet that includes vegetables can provide many health benefits. Scientists have now shown that cruciferous veg
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2023
Microbiology
Even as the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has begun to subside, and now causes fewer infections and deaths compared to the h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2023
Microbiology
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, has been around for a long time. Records of the disease have been found in docu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2023
Microbiology
An image of the revived nematode, by Alexei V. Tchesunov and Anastasia Shatilovich of the Institute of Physicochemical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists have shown that a protein called NLRP11 has an essential role in the immune system; it alerts the body that a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2023
Immunology
Malaria is a possibly fatal disease caused by a parasite transferred by mosquitos to humans. Common symptoms include fev
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUL 26, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
The age-old tradition of sweet ants as a medicinal remedy finds support in groundbreaking research revealing unique anti
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUL 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Two live tangled individuals of freshwater hairworm, can be seen in this image by Gonzalo Giribet
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2023
Microbiology
A mixture of honey and vinegar is also known as oxymel
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Pycnogenol is essentially a nutritional supplement derived from French maritime pine bark extract, and it has been the s
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JUL 14, 2023
Plants & Animals
Wound healing is a complex biological process that involves various stages, including inflammation, tissue formatio
...
Written By:
Greta Anne