Viral Vectors
Viral vectors are tools commonly used by molecular biologists to deliver genetic material into cells. This process can be performed inside a living organism or in cell culture. Viruses have evolved specialized molecular mechanisms to efficiently transport their genomes inside the cells they infect.
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OCT 26, 2019Genetics & GenomicsOCT 26, 2019Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each invest $100 million towards the developm...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonOCT 22, 2019ImmunologyOCT 22, 2019In the most severe cases of malaria, a person can experience organ failure and die. Often times, though, this is not directly due to the parasitic malaria ...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerOCT 03, 2019Genetics & GenomicsOCT 03, 2019A more accurate version of Cas9 has been created, reducing the number of off-target effects. It may be better suited for use in gene therapy....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2019NeuroscienceOCT 01, 2019The gut and brain communicate - typically through hormones. Throughout the day, your gut releases hormones that travel through the bloodstream and, over the course of about 10 minutes, reach...WRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergSEP 20, 2019Genetics & GenomicsSEP 20, 2019A one-year clinical trial of a new gene therapy has produced surprisingly good results for several patients....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2019NeuroscienceSEP 10, 2019Two years ago, Dr. Jayaram Chandrashekar and his colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus sought out to map the mouse brain as intricately as possible. Now,...WRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergAUG 30, 2019Health & MedicineAUG 30, 2019Scientists at Edinburgh University’s Roslin Institute have created a flock of sheep that carry the gene for a heritable brain disorder in humans call...WRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergJUL 11, 2019Clinical & Molecular DXJUL 11, 2019Now found in 65 countries worldwide, Lyme disease is the fastest-growing vector-borne illness in the United States. Recent estimates suggest approximately ...WRITTEN BY: Abbie ArceJUL 07, 2019Health & MedicineJUL 07, 2019Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarely, a blood transfusion. ...WRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaJUL 06, 2019Genetics & GenomicsJUL 06, 2019Mosquitoes are considered to be one of the deadliest animals in the world....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2019Health & MedicineJUL 04, 2019Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of these strains belong to three genera:...WRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaJUN 26, 2019Genetics & GenomicsJUN 26, 2019Around one in nine men will get prostate cancer, which is the second-deadliest cancer for American men after lung cancer....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2019Genetics & GenomicsJUN 10, 2019Source: Science CRISPR-cas9, commonly referred to simply as CRISPR, is a bacterial immune system that was first used as a gene-editing tool in 2012. ...WRITTEN BY: Amanda MikyskaAPR 15, 2019Genetics & GenomicsAPR 15, 2019A team of scientists in China is creating controversy with a new publication reported in the National Science Review, a Beijing journal....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2019Health & MedicineMAR 15, 2019Tick-borne diseases have significantly increased in the U.S. in the past few years. In 2016 there were 48,610 reported cases and in 2017 59,349; these...WRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaMAR 03, 2019MicrobiologyMAR 03, 2019This work shows how weather data can be used to prevent future disease outbreaks from happening....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2019Cannabis SciencesFEB 28, 2019Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to extract cannabis compounds not from the cannabis plant, but from yeast grown...WRITTEN BY: Amy LoriauxFEB 01, 2019CancerFEB 01, 2019Accelerated Evolution Biotechnology, Ltd. (AEBI), an Israeli company led by CEO Dr. Ilan Morad, made some bold claims on January 29th, 2019, about its...WRITTEN BY: Amy LoriauxJAN 08, 2019MicrobiologyJAN 08, 2019Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filovirus in a bat....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2018VideosDEC 21, 2018The Marburg virus was identified in 1967 after lab workers, and then some of their family members became ill....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2018CancerDEC 14, 2018Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells) have emerged as a useful tool for cancer treatments in a small number of cancers thus far. This area of treatment research is expanding rapidl...WRITTEN BY: Mauri BrueggemanDEC 05, 2018VideosDEC 05, 2018More than 90,000 Americans and millions of people around the world have SCA....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2018Cell & Molecular BiologyOCT 03, 2018One cell meant a very different outcome for a patient that was the recipient of a cutting-edge cancer therapy....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2018Cell & Molecular BiologySEP 17, 2018Scientists have developed a better way to create astrocytes, a cell type hat has been implicated in neurodegenerative diseases....WRITTEN BY: Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 26, 2019
Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each invest $100 million towards the developm...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
OCT 22, 2019
Immunology
OCT 22, 2019
In the most severe cases of malaria, a person can experience organ failure and die. Often times, though, this is not directly due to the parasitic malaria ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
OCT 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 03, 2019
A more accurate version of Cas9 has been created, reducing the number of off-target effects. It may be better suited for use in gene therapy....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 01, 2019
The gut and brain communicate - typically through hormones. Throughout the day, your gut releases hormones that travel through the bloodstream and, over the course of about 10 minutes, reach...
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 20, 2019
A one-year clinical trial of a new gene therapy has produced surprisingly good results for several patients....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2019
Neuroscience
SEP 10, 2019
Two years ago, Dr. Jayaram Chandrashekar and his colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus sought out to map the mouse brain as intricately as possible. Now,...
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 30, 2019
Health & Medicine
AUG 30, 2019
Scientists at Edinburgh University’s Roslin Institute have created a flock of sheep that carry the gene for a heritable brain disorder in humans call...
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
JUL 11, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 11, 2019
Now found in 65 countries worldwide, Lyme disease is the fastest-growing vector-borne illness in the United States. Recent estimates suggest approximately ...
WRITTEN BY:
Abbie Arce
JUL 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
JUL 07, 2019
Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarely, a blood transfusion. ...
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
JUL 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 06, 2019
Mosquitoes are considered to be one of the deadliest animals in the world....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
JUL 04, 2019
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of these strains belong to three genera:...
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
JUN 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUN 26, 2019
Around one in nine men will get prostate cancer, which is the second-deadliest cancer for American men after lung cancer....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUN 10, 2019
Source: Science CRISPR-cas9, commonly referred to simply as CRISPR, is a bacterial immune system that was first used as a gene-editing tool in 2012. ...
WRITTEN BY:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 15, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
APR 15, 2019
A team of scientists in China is creating controversy with a new publication reported in the National Science Review, a Beijing journal....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
MAR 15, 2019
Tick-borne diseases have significantly increased in the U.S. in the past few years. In 2016 there were 48,610 reported cases and in 2017 59,349; these...
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
MAR 03, 2019
Microbiology
MAR 03, 2019
This work shows how weather data can be used to prevent future disease outbreaks from happening....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
FEB 28, 2019
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to extract cannabis compounds not from the cannabis plant, but from yeast grown...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 01, 2019
Cancer
FEB 01, 2019
Accelerated Evolution Biotechnology, Ltd. (AEBI), an Israeli company led by CEO Dr. Ilan Morad, made some bold claims on January 29th, 2019, about its...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 08, 2019
Microbiology
JAN 08, 2019
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filovirus in a bat....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2018
Videos
DEC 21, 2018
The Marburg virus was identified in 1967 after lab workers, and then some of their family members became ill....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2018
Cancer
DEC 14, 2018
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells) have emerged as a useful tool for cancer treatments in a small number of cancers thus far. This area of treatment research is expanding rapidl...
WRITTEN BY:
Mauri Brueggeman
DEC 05, 2018
Videos
DEC 05, 2018
More than 90,000 Americans and millions of people around the world have SCA....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 03, 2018
One cell meant a very different outcome for a patient that was the recipient of a cutting-edge cancer therapy....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 17, 2018
Scientists have developed a better way to create astrocytes, a cell type hat has been implicated in neurodegenerative diseases....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
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