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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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SEP 26, 2018Plants & Animals
Around the globe, amphibians of all types are experiencing sharp population declines. Climate change has long been the p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2018Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Neuroscience
Solanezumab: this simple name evokes at the same time one of the greatest hopes and the worst disillusions for Alzheimer ...SEP 20, 2018Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2018Videos
Despite being invisible, microbes surround us all the time. They cover our phones, our hands, and infiltrate our backyar ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 15, 2018Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
After 10 years of research, scientists at the University of Manchester have created the first non-antibiotic drug that c ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 10, 2018Microbiology
We share the world with an untold number of microorganisms, most of which pose no threat to us; but some microbes can be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
With a tool called lattice light sheet microscopy, scientists can view biological processes as they happen in live cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2018Immunology
Development of damaging white blood cells occurs during Tuberculosis infection leading to a maladaptive immune response.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsSEP 02, 2018Videos
At least 30 different pathogens (and probably many more) contaminate foods we eat and sicken us in the process.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers are developing a test for Zika that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus much more quickl ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 31, 2018Technology
Wouldn’t it be convenient to have technology that can easily, quickly and cheaply categorize whether or not a mosq ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 31, 2018Videos
The FDA has issued a serious warning about a group of type 2 diabetes drug called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2018Microbiology
In August, the World Health Organization declared that an Ebola outbreak was happening in the DRC.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2018Immunology
Effector and Regulatory B cells play reciprocal role in pathogenesis of scleroderma.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 29, 2018Immunology
The Innate Immune response prioritizes lung infection and cell repair over other threats in both infants and adults.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Neutrophils are a highly abundant type of immune cell, outnumbering every other kind that runs through the bloodstream.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2018Microbiology
If you've seen a headline about norovirus on a cruise ship, you know some viruses are known for their ability to spread ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2018Immunology
Newly discovered tunnels connect bone marrow of the skull directly to lining of the brain to allow for quick access of i ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 25, 2018Videos
The Koch Institute at MIT has chosen one of Jason Chang's images as an Image Award recipient for 2018.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2018Videos
Some bacteria have a way of remembering things like antibiotics, which helps them escape future encounters.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Agriculture and habitat loss have put huge pressures on bee populations. Those aren't the only problems bees are facing.Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
Around the globe, amphibians of all types are experiencing sharp population declines. Climate change has long been the p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2018
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Neuroscience
Solanezumab: this simple name evokes at the same time one of the greatest hopes and the worst disillusions for Alzheimer
...
SEP 20, 2018
Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2018
Videos
Despite being invisible, microbes surround us all the time. They cover our phones, our hands, and infiltrate our backyar
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 15, 2018
Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
After 10 years of research, scientists at the University of Manchester have created the first non-antibiotic drug that c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 10, 2018
Microbiology
We share the world with an untold number of microorganisms, most of which pose no threat to us; but some microbes can be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
With a tool called lattice light sheet microscopy, scientists can view biological processes as they happen in live cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2018
Immunology
Development of damaging white blood cells occurs during Tuberculosis infection leading to a maladaptive immune response.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
SEP 02, 2018
Videos
At least 30 different pathogens (and probably many more) contaminate foods we eat and sicken us in the process.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers are developing a test for Zika that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus much more quickl
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 31, 2018
Technology
Wouldn’t it be convenient to have technology that can easily, quickly and cheaply categorize whether or not a mosq
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 31, 2018
Videos
The FDA has issued a serious warning about a group of type 2 diabetes drug called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2)
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2018
Microbiology
In August, the World Health Organization declared that an Ebola outbreak was happening in the DRC.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2018
Immunology
Effector and Regulatory B cells play reciprocal role in pathogenesis of scleroderma.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 29, 2018
Immunology
The Innate Immune response prioritizes lung infection and cell repair over other threats in both infants and adults.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neutrophils are a highly abundant type of immune cell, outnumbering every other kind that runs through the bloodstream.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Microbiology
If you've seen a headline about norovirus on a cruise ship, you know some viruses are known for their ability to spread
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Immunology
Newly discovered tunnels connect bone marrow of the skull directly to lining of the brain to allow for quick access of i
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 25, 2018
Videos
The Koch Institute at MIT has chosen one of Jason Chang's images as an Image Award recipient for 2018.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2018
Videos
Some bacteria have a way of remembering things like antibiotics, which helps them escape future encounters.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Agriculture and habitat loss have put huge pressures on bee populations. Those aren't the only problems bees are facing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch