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Pathogen
Pathogen is any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism. It is an organism causing disease to its host, with the severity of the disease symptoms referred to as virulence. They include viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites that invade the body and can cause health issues.
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JUL 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Immunology
Does getting vaccinated, or having recovered from COVID, provide life-long protection against the coronavirus? Most like ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 12, 2021Microbiology
Bacterial pathogens are thought to be a growing threat to public health. Streptococcus pneumoniae, for example, is most ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2021Microbiology
In October 2020, what's now called the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected. It's now the most prevalent strai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2021Microbiology
The natural world is full of microbes, fungi, and plants that have given us valuable medicines, like tetracyclines, peni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a potentially serious threat to public health. There are a variety of ways that peopl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2021Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Microbiology
According to WHO there have been six cholera pandemics since the pathogen emerged from the Ganges river delta sometime i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m ...JUN 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems like Australia is home to some of the world's deadliest animals, like taipan snakes and box jellyfish. Even the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have discovered an unusual specimen of fungus that is making a carpenter ant its home; this discovery is the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2021Immunology
In a study reported in the journal Cell, immunologists provide evidence for an Achilles’ heel in current COVI ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 24, 2021Immunology
A new study has revealed how stem cells can be used to amplify immune responses to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 22, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
The skin is home to around 1.5 trillion bacteria, which together with fungi and viruses, make up the skin microbiota. Th ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 22, 2021Immunology
The immune system and the nervous system have a love-hate relationship. On one hand, immune protection is critical for s ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 21, 2021Microbiology
In Brazil, clinicians have noted a rise in C. auris infections. Researchers believe that exhausted healthcare workers, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2021Microbiology
Escherichia coli bacteria are known to live in the gut, and they can also sicken people if they contaminate food that ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For most of us, a whiff of pepper or tickle in the nose will trigger a sneeze. The action can rapidly expel whatever mig ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2021Immunology
T cells form a major part of our immune defenses, protecting us against the constant barrage of potentially pathogenic p ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
JUL 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Immunology
Does getting vaccinated, or having recovered from COVID, provide life-long protection against the coronavirus? Most like
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 12, 2021
Microbiology
Bacterial pathogens are thought to be a growing threat to public health. Streptococcus pneumoniae, for example, is most
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2021
Microbiology
In October 2020, what's now called the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected. It's now the most prevalent strai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2021
Microbiology
The natural world is full of microbes, fungi, and plants that have given us valuable medicines, like tetracyclines, peni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a potentially serious threat to public health. There are a variety of ways that peopl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2021
Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Microbiology
According to WHO there have been six cholera pandemics since the pathogen emerged from the Ganges river delta sometime i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m
...
JUN 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems like Australia is home to some of the world's deadliest animals, like taipan snakes and box jellyfish. Even the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered an unusual specimen of fungus that is making a carpenter ant its home; this discovery is the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2021
Immunology
In a study reported in the journal Cell, immunologists provide evidence for an Achilles’ heel in current COVI
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 24, 2021
Immunology
A new study has revealed how stem cells can be used to amplify immune responses to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 22, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
The skin is home to around 1.5 trillion bacteria, which together with fungi and viruses, make up the skin microbiota. Th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 22, 2021
Immunology
The immune system and the nervous system have a love-hate relationship. On one hand, immune protection is critical for s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 21, 2021
Microbiology
In Brazil, clinicians have noted a rise in C. auris infections. Researchers believe that exhausted healthcare workers, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2021
Microbiology
Escherichia coli bacteria are known to live in the gut, and they can also sicken people if they contaminate food that ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For most of us, a whiff of pepper or tickle in the nose will trigger a sneeze. The action can rapidly expel whatever mig
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2021
Immunology
T cells form a major part of our immune defenses, protecting us against the constant barrage of potentially pathogenic p
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes