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Viral safety
Viral safety testing is performed on biopharmaceutical product to ensure they are free of any endogenous or virus-infected particles. Viral safety focuses on preventing, detecting, and removing any contaminating agents to ensure drugs are safe for patient use.
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APR 19, 2022Health & Medicine
The Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN) is a project conceived over 10 years ago to study vaccine side effects. Back then ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAR 03, 2022Cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic has been changing the world for over two years now. To combat COVID-19, we took strict measu ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 21, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Nanoparticles—tiny spheres carrying a biologically-active cargo—have the potential to transform how w ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 01, 2022Health & Medicine
Novavax, a Maryland-based biotechnology company, gets approval for its more traditional protein-subunit COVID-19 vaccine ...Written By: Alexandria BassDEC 22, 2021Health & Medicine
The 2-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in December 2019, recently passed. It would not be overstat ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizDEC 20, 2021Plants & Animals
We’re almost 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’ve learned a lot about how the virus works. This und ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 09, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Research suggests that Cannabis sativa-derived cannabinoids – such as cannabidiol (CBD), Δ9tetrahydrocannabi ...Written By: Nadine HusamiNOV 09, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
If efforts to maintain public safety amidst the ongoing pandemic have taught us one thing, it’s that we need bette ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 08, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Current treatments for COVID-19 have to be administered intravenously, so a pill that could treat patients would be huge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2021Health & Medicine
The rate of viral spread and high mortality demanded a quick response to COVID-19. As such, pre-existing drugs wer ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioJUL 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists java turned their attention to small antibodies that are produced by animals like sharks, ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2021Microbiology
Viral infections are difficult to treat - antibiotics only work against bacteria - and there are few effective antibodie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute in California have identified 90 drugs that could be repurposed for trea ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 25, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Australian researchers have developed a COVID-19 triaging tool that serves as a crystal ball for healthcare workers. Onc ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 27, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Physics of Fluids, from AIP Publishing, sheds new light on the pros and cons of air pur ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 26, 2021Immunology
In a period of just over three weeks, over four million people received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Out of all the ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 17, 2021Immunology
In the race for finding the right vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic, a new vaccine candidate emerged. Researchers at Sta ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare disorder that impacts around 400 people in the world. Many people have he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2020Immunology
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 22, 2020Immunology
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has found that high levels of cadmium — a heavy metal found i ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 10, 2020Immunology
When faced with stressful stimuli — anything from oxygen or nutrient deprivation to viral infections — cells ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
APR 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
The Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN) is a project conceived over 10 years ago to study vaccine side effects. Back then
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAR 03, 2022
Cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic has been changing the world for over two years now. To combat COVID-19, we took strict measu
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Nanoparticles—tiny spheres carrying a biologically-active cargo—have the potential to transform how w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 01, 2022
Health & Medicine
Novavax, a Maryland-based biotechnology company, gets approval for its more traditional protein-subunit COVID-19 vaccine
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
DEC 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
The 2-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in December 2019, recently passed. It would not be overstat
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
DEC 20, 2021
Plants & Animals
We’re almost 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’ve learned a lot about how the virus works. This und
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 09, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Research suggests that Cannabis sativa-derived cannabinoids – such as cannabidiol (CBD), Δ9tetrahydrocannabi
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
NOV 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
If efforts to maintain public safety amidst the ongoing pandemic have taught us one thing, it’s that we need bette
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 08, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Current treatments for COVID-19 have to be administered intravenously, so a pill that could treat patients would be huge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
The rate of viral spread and high mortality demanded a quick response to COVID-19. As such, pre-existing drugs wer
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
JUL 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists java turned their attention to small antibodies that are produced by animals like sharks, ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2021
Microbiology
Viral infections are difficult to treat - antibiotics only work against bacteria - and there are few effective antibodie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute in California have identified 90 drugs that could be repurposed for trea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 25, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Australian researchers have developed a COVID-19 triaging tool that serves as a crystal ball for healthcare workers. Onc
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 27, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Physics of Fluids, from AIP Publishing, sheds new light on the pros and cons of air pur
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 26, 2021
Immunology
In a period of just over three weeks, over four million people received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Out of all the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 17, 2021
Immunology
In the race for finding the right vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic, a new vaccine candidate emerged. Researchers at Sta
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare disorder that impacts around 400 people in the world. Many people have he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2020
Immunology
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 22, 2020
Immunology
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has found that high levels of cadmium — a heavy metal found i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 10, 2020
Immunology
When faced with stressful stimuli — anything from oxygen or nutrient deprivation to viral infections — cells
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes