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Host Genetics
Host genetics refers to the genetics of a person, in the context of how the host genetics may effect pathogenicity of a disease or virus. It has been argued that a person's, or population's, genetics can influence a pathogen and its characteristics as it passes through the system.
What's Popular in Host Genetics
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SEP 15, 2025Genetics & Genomics
The relationship between the gut microbiome and the human body is complex. While the microbes in the human gastrointesti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2025Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is mostly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, emerged around 2007 to cause infections around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2024Microbiology
Dr. Nicole Foley of Texas A&M and colleagues studied myotis bats to learn more about how their 'nightclubs' promote immu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses need host cells, and pathogens have many different ways to infect them. Scientists have revealed a rapid movemen ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The relationship between the gut microbiome and the human body is complex. While the microbes in the human gastrointesti
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2025
Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is mostly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, emerged around 2007 to cause infections around
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2024
Microbiology
Dr. Nicole Foley of Texas A&M and colleagues studied myotis bats to learn more about how their 'nightclubs' promote immu
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses need host cells, and pathogens have many different ways to infect them. Scientists have revealed a rapid movemen
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses are entities that have to infect other cells in order to replicate. They may have genomes that are made of DNA o
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2024
Microbiology
Our immune systems can often eliminate bacterial infections, but sometimes those bacteria are very tough and persistent,
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2024
Microbiology
The human gut microbiome has a huge influence on human health, and impacts us in many different ways. While the composit
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2024
Technology
A team of researchers at the University of Southampton have uncovered new details about how to use ultraviolet light to
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Written By:
Ryan Vingum
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NOV 29, 2023 | 9:00 AM
Tumor genomic profiling can be complicated, especially for diseases that commonly have multiple different genomic biomarkers of interest, such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and color...JUL 26, 2023 | 3:10 PM
Cell-based immunotherapy has become the new-generation cancer medicine, and “off-the-shelf” cell products that can be manufactured at large scale and distributed readily to treat...
JUN 08, 2023 | 9:00 AM
In the emergency department, distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections can be challenging, leading to inappropriate use of antibiotics that may contribute to the development of b...
MAR 08, 2023 | 9:00 AM
Date: March 08, 2023 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 6:00pm (CET) An unbiased characterization of the human microbiome is crucial to a more complete understanding of microbial effect on h...
MAR 07, 2023 | 9:00 AM
Date: March 07, 2023 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 6:00pm (CET) The ability to synthesize and sequence vast numbers of DNA constructs is a cornerstone of modern high-throughput biologic...
NOV 29, 2023 | 9:00 AM
Tumor genomic profiling can be complicated, especially for diseases that commonly have multiple different genomic biomarkers of interest, such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and color...
JUL 26, 2023 | 3:10 PM
Cell-based immunotherapy has become the new-generation cancer medicine, and “off-the-shelf” cell products that can be manufactured at large scale and distributed readily to treat...
JUN 08, 2023 | 9:00 AM
In the emergency department, distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections can be challenging, leading to inappropriate use of antibiotics that may contribute to the development of b...
MAR 08, 2023 | 9:00 AM
Date: March 08, 2023 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 6:00pm (CET) An unbiased characterization of the human microbiome is crucial to a more complete understanding of microbial effect on h...
MAR 07, 2023 | 9:00 AM
Date: March 07, 2023 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 6:00pm (CET) The ability to synthesize and sequence vast numbers of DNA constructs is a cornerstone of modern high-throughput biologic...
OCT 19, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Date: October 19, 2022 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT), 7:00pm (CEST) In this webinar, we will introduce the generation and applications of Biocytogen’s severely immunodeficient (B-N...
SEP 29, 2022 | 6:00 AM
Date: September 29, 2022 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT), 3:00pm (CET) The global burden of candidiasis remains relatively stable. However, the epidemiology of the last ten years shows a shi...
SEP 14, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Date: September 14, 2022 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT), 7:00pm (CEST) Virus-like particles (VLPs) are nanostructures that possess diverse applications in therapeutics, immunization, and...
Speaker:
John Tigges
, James McCracken
, Cecilia Cavazzoni
Sponsored By: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
SEP 07, 2022 | 12:00 PM
The lack of preparedness for detecting the highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 pathogen, the pathogen responsible for the COVID-19 disease, has caused enormous harm to public health and the economy...
Speaker:
Jon Armstrong, MSc
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Labroots and the Cell & Gene Therapy planning committee are pleased to announce the inaugural Cell & Gene Therapy Virtual Event Series, taking place on October 15th, 2025. The Cell &...
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Labroots is excited to announce our 14th Annual Precision Medicine: Genomics, Genetics & Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2026 held on April 29th, 2026! The Precision Medicine:...
Labroots and the Cell & Gene Therapy planning committee are pleased to announce Cell & Gene Therapy Virtual Event Series, taking place on October 14th, 2026. The Cell & Gene Ther...
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MAY 15, 2024
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APR 17, 2024
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