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Microbiology and Immunology
Both being a branch of biology, microbiology is the research of the smallest living things including bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, and viruses, and immunology includes studies relating to organism immune systems and organism responses to foreign substances, which includes microbes.
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SEP 16, 2021Immunology
Spiders are among nature’s most sophisticated hunters. Many build intricate webs out of silk and lie in wait for a ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 14, 2021Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 14, 2021Immunology
You share an elevator with an individual who is coughing and sneezing, only to find yourself feeling unwell a few days l ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 13, 2021Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto ...Written By: Alexandria BassSEP 13, 2021Microbiology
Scientists are beginning to speculate about the possibility that the flu season this year will be particularly bad becau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2021Health & Medicine
New research may have identified a potential treatment or preventive medication for SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2021Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2021Microbiology
Our health is closely connected to the community of microbes we carry in our gut. For example, these microbes have a pow ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have sought to learn more about why some people get severe COVID-19 while others have only mild cases. We kno ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2021Microbiology
It's been generally assumed that people who get infected with SARS-COV-2 will develop antibodies to the virus, which cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Immunology
After encountering an infectious agent, the immune system begins churning out antibodies—Y-shaped warriors that ne ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 30, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2021Health & Medicine
Since their discovery, there has been an interest in how ABO blood groups and infectious diseases may be related. In add ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioAUG 26, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have used a mouse model to visualize the progression of a SARS-CoV-2 infection as it led to sometimes fatal c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 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 24, 2021Microbiology
Research has indicated that babies get many benefits from breastmilk, even if they are only fed that way for a very shor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2021Immunology
An exploration into the human immune response after a COVID-19 infection has revealed a surprising finding: women produc ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 23, 2021Microbiology
Several viruses are known to cause chronic infections, one is hepatitis C virus (HCV). Researchers studying these infect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2021Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death around the world. Atherosclerosis is known to be a major contributo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2021Immunology
There is a spectrum of COVID symptom severity: some recover after experiencing nothing more than a mild cough, while oth ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 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 17, 2021Immunology
Most people feeling under the weather, especially those with a fever, tend to lose their appetites. When recovering from ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 16, 2021Health & Medicine
New research suggests that the Delta variant is more infectious than the original COVID-19 virus.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 15, 2021Health & Medicine
As Delta has become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant causing COVID-19 infections in the United States, researchers and he ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2021
Immunology
Spiders are among nature’s most sophisticated hunters. Many build intricate webs out of silk and lie in wait for a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 14, 2021
Immunology
You share an elevator with an individual who is coughing and sneezing, only to find yourself feeling unwell a few days l
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 13, 2021
Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 13, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists are beginning to speculate about the possibility that the flu season this year will be particularly bad becau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
New research may have identified a potential treatment or preventive medication for SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2021
Microbiology
Our health is closely connected to the community of microbes we carry in our gut. For example, these microbes have a pow
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have sought to learn more about why some people get severe COVID-19 while others have only mild cases. We kno
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2021
Microbiology
It's been generally assumed that people who get infected with SARS-COV-2 will develop antibodies to the virus, which cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Immunology
After encountering an infectious agent, the immune system begins churning out antibodies—Y-shaped warriors that ne
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 30, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2021
Health & Medicine
Since their discovery, there has been an interest in how ABO blood groups and infectious diseases may be related. In add
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
AUG 26, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have used a mouse model to visualize the progression of a SARS-CoV-2 infection as it led to sometimes fatal c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 24, 2021
Microbiology
Research has indicated that babies get many benefits from breastmilk, even if they are only fed that way for a very shor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2021
Immunology
An exploration into the human immune response after a COVID-19 infection has revealed a surprising finding: women produc
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 23, 2021
Microbiology
Several viruses are known to cause chronic infections, one is hepatitis C virus (HCV). Researchers studying these infect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2021
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death around the world. Atherosclerosis is known to be a major contributo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2021
Immunology
There is a spectrum of COVID symptom severity: some recover after experiencing nothing more than a mild cough, while oth
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
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 17, 2021
Immunology
Most people feeling under the weather, especially those with a fever, tend to lose their appetites. When recovering from
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 16, 2021
Health & Medicine
New research suggests that the Delta variant is more infectious than the original COVID-19 virus.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 15, 2021
Health & Medicine
As Delta has become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant causing COVID-19 infections in the United States, researchers and he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch