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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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MAR 22, 2020Microbiology
More data is being gathered from an unfortunate and dramatic rise in the number of COVID-19 cases around the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus that causes an illness called COVID-19. There are now well over 210,000 confirmed cases worl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2020Immunology
Structurally, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) are spherical shells consisting of a lipid membrane, with a co ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 15, 2020Microbiology
New research has suggested that after long-term follow-up, HIV is no longer detectable in a patient that was previously ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a strategy used by cells to shield them from the toxins that can be released by dangerous bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Fecal transplants (FMT), the process of putting a healthy person’s fecal matter into another person’s colon, ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 23, 2020Immunology
Babies born more than three weeks before full term are met with complicated and often life-threatening health challenges ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 19, 2020Immunology
What do the gut microbiome, antibodies, and rainbow trout have in common? A lot, says researcher J. Oriol Sunyer from th ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 17, 2020Immunology
Years of work and over $100 million in study costs have been abandoned after an HIV-vaccine tested in South Africa faile ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 14, 2020Microbiology
Our skin is a critical barrier, and it is made up of three layers. It also carries a community of microbes - a skin micr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Over 45,000 cases of Wuhan Coronavirus have been reported globally, alongside over 1,100 deaths. Although over 4,700 peo ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 10, 2020Immunology
The immune system detects the presence of invading microbes that it recognizes from previous infections, and initiates a ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 04, 2020Microbiology
The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) might now be well-known, but it is the second biggest cause of respiratory infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Immunology
Toxoplasma gondii suppresses the immune system of the hosts it infects – human or otherwise – just enough to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2019Microbiology
It takes a long time for a drug to be approved for use in humans; repurposing existing drugs is one way to get around th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2019Microbiology
Our world is filled with microbes, and in every kind of environment, they compete for supremacy, a competition that date ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are seeking new ways to improve vaccine use in the protection against the bac ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 15, 2019Microbiology
Nerve cells act as critical sensors for the human body, and now scientists have found that they have another role in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Immunology
A specialized form of T cell emerges as a new focus for gastrointestinal health research, specifically in the context of ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 09, 2019Immunology
Group A Streptococcus (GAS), the bacterial species famous for sore throat infections, have a secret weapon for circumven ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 05, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Peanut allergies affect between 1 and 3% of the US population. Associated with a heightened risk of severe anaphylactic ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 04, 2019Neuroscience
A study from Helsinki University Hospital, Finland suggests that excessive usage of certain antibiotics may increase one ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other d ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2020
Microbiology
More data is being gathered from an unfortunate and dramatic rise in the number of COVID-19 cases around the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus that causes an illness called COVID-19. There are now well over 210,000 confirmed cases worl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2020
Immunology
Structurally, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) are spherical shells consisting of a lipid membrane, with a co
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 15, 2020
Microbiology
New research has suggested that after long-term follow-up, HIV is no longer detectable in a patient that was previously
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a strategy used by cells to shield them from the toxins that can be released by dangerous bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Fecal transplants (FMT), the process of putting a healthy person’s fecal matter into another person’s colon,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 23, 2020
Immunology
Babies born more than three weeks before full term are met with complicated and often life-threatening health challenges
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 19, 2020
Immunology
What do the gut microbiome, antibodies, and rainbow trout have in common? A lot, says researcher J. Oriol Sunyer from th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 17, 2020
Immunology
Years of work and over $100 million in study costs have been abandoned after an HIV-vaccine tested in South Africa faile
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 14, 2020
Microbiology
Our skin is a critical barrier, and it is made up of three layers. It also carries a community of microbes - a skin micr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Over 45,000 cases of Wuhan Coronavirus have been reported globally, alongside over 1,100 deaths. Although over 4,700 peo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 10, 2020
Immunology
The immune system detects the presence of invading microbes that it recognizes from previous infections, and initiates a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 04, 2020
Microbiology
The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) might now be well-known, but it is the second biggest cause of respiratory infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Immunology
Toxoplasma gondii suppresses the immune system of the hosts it infects – human or otherwise – just enough to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2019
Microbiology
It takes a long time for a drug to be approved for use in humans; repurposing existing drugs is one way to get around th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is filled with microbes, and in every kind of environment, they compete for supremacy, a competition that date
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are seeking new ways to improve vaccine use in the protection against the bac
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 15, 2019
Microbiology
Nerve cells act as critical sensors for the human body, and now scientists have found that they have another role in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Immunology
A specialized form of T cell emerges as a new focus for gastrointestinal health research, specifically in the context of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 09, 2019
Immunology
Group A Streptococcus (GAS), the bacterial species famous for sore throat infections, have a secret weapon for circumven
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 05, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Peanut allergies affect between 1 and 3% of the US population. Associated with a heightened risk of severe anaphylactic
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 04, 2019
Neuroscience
A study from Helsinki University Hospital, Finland suggests that excessive usage of certain antibiotics may increase one
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch