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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.
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DEC 27, 2017Microbiology
For eight years, researchers conducted experiments modeling repeated, mild bacterial infections; what they saw shocked t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2017Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing is being attempted for the first time in an adult; the patient has a disease called Hunter Syndrome.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2017Cardiology
UNC Chapel Hill lead researcher Jonathan Schisler, PhD, lost both of his grandfathers to heart disease, and now he is de ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 30, 2017Microbiology
From March 2013 to July 2017, there have been 1557 human cases and 605 deaths associated with avian influenza A virus in ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 24, 2017Microbiology
The implantation of medical devices inside of the body can have several important health benefits including replacement ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 23, 2017Plants & Animals
Dogs are often considered to be man’s best friend, and modern scientific research seems to support this longstandi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 16, 2017Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in ChinaWritten By: Sarah HertrichOCT 07, 2017Immunology
Cells that are infected with a virus sacrifice themselves, dying before the virus has a chance to use the cell’s o ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 26, 2017Microbiology
Humans share a close relationship with bacteria. New work has suggested our nervous system helps shape the bacterial pop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2017Microbiology
The group A Streptococcus pathogen can cause a range of illnesses, from a relatively minor case of strep throat to a fle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our immune system has to defend against many kinds of foreign invaders, like bacterial pathogens or viruses. But first, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2017Microbiology
Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFBs) are exactly what they sound like - a group of bacteria defined by their morphology ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 28, 2017Microbiology
There is a lot of research that has linked the community of microbes we carry in our bodies to our health, it seems that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2017Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a mechanism used by microbes that live in salty lakes in Antarctica to aid growth and surviva ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2017Plants & Animals
Butterflies are perhaps one of the world’s most-loved insect species. Not only are they completely harmless, but t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 05, 2017Microbiology
There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2017Cardiology
Using in vitro fertilization (IVF), scientists are introducing genetic editing machinery into egg and sperm cells to pre ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 26, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Without any medical intervention for the past 8½ years, a 9-year-old South African child remains free of th ...JUL 20, 2017Plants & Animals
The northern white rhino is quickly hurtling towards extinction. For many years. animal poachers plinked them off one-by ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 17, 2017Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 17, 2017Plants & Animals
There are several cases throughout nature in which two entirely different species rely on each other to survive; these s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 15, 2017Microbiology
The microbes in our gut play a critical role in our health, and antibiotics affect those microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2017Microbiology
There is still a lot about viruses that we don't know, and researchers have now taken a major step forward.Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2017
Microbiology
For eight years, researchers conducted experiments modeling repeated, mild bacterial infections; what they saw shocked t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing is being attempted for the first time in an adult; the patient has a disease called Hunter Syndrome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2017
Cardiology
UNC Chapel Hill lead researcher Jonathan Schisler, PhD, lost both of his grandfathers to heart disease, and now he is de
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 30, 2017
Microbiology
From March 2013 to July 2017, there have been 1557 human cases and 605 deaths associated with avian influenza A virus in
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 24, 2017
Microbiology
The implantation of medical devices inside of the body can have several important health benefits including replacement
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 23, 2017
Plants & Animals
Dogs are often considered to be man’s best friend, and modern scientific research seems to support this longstandi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 16, 2017
Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in China
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 07, 2017
Immunology
Cells that are infected with a virus sacrifice themselves, dying before the virus has a chance to use the cell’s o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 26, 2017
Microbiology
Humans share a close relationship with bacteria. New work has suggested our nervous system helps shape the bacterial pop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2017
Microbiology
The group A Streptococcus pathogen can cause a range of illnesses, from a relatively minor case of strep throat to a fle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our immune system has to defend against many kinds of foreign invaders, like bacterial pathogens or viruses. But first,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2017
Microbiology
Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFBs) are exactly what they sound like - a group of bacteria defined by their morphology
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 28, 2017
Microbiology
There is a lot of research that has linked the community of microbes we carry in our bodies to our health, it seems that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a mechanism used by microbes that live in salty lakes in Antarctica to aid growth and surviva
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Butterflies are perhaps one of the world’s most-loved insect species. Not only are they completely harmless, but t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 05, 2017
Microbiology
There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2017
Cardiology
Using in vitro fertilization (IVF), scientists are introducing genetic editing machinery into egg and sperm cells to pre
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 26, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Without any medical intervention for the past 8½ years, a 9-year-old South African child remains free of th
...
JUL 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
The northern white rhino is quickly hurtling towards extinction. For many years. animal poachers plinked them off one-by
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 17, 2017
Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
There are several cases throughout nature in which two entirely different species rely on each other to survive; these s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 15, 2017
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut play a critical role in our health, and antibiotics affect those microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2017
Microbiology
There is still a lot about viruses that we don't know, and researchers have now taken a major step forward.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch