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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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AUG 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes what's popularly known as cold sores, and is transmitted mostly through oral-t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
After years of development, testing, and regulatory approvals, a genetically engineered mosquito will be released in Flo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Imagine hundreds of mosquitoes feeding on your arm for the sake of research! This is one unique aspect fueling the work ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 20, 2020Plants & Animals
August 20th, 2020 is World Mosquito Day. Why celebrate an animal dubbed as one of the “world’s deadliest&rdq ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 06, 2020Plants & Animals
The Associated Press reports that the world's smallest and rarest wild pig species is undergoing its own virus lockd ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 31, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Macquarie University have found a way to reverse the effects of memory loss in mice with advanced demen ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 30, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
While gene therapy is a promising treatment for multiple diseases caused by a genetic mutation, getting gene therapy age ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 27, 2020Plants & Animals
There is a huge variety of mosquitoes in the world - around 3,500 species - and only a few seek humans for their blood m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2020Microbiology
In two counties in Illinois, a pathogen continues its emergence. Researchers have found that Lone Star ticks there are c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Wuhan University of Engineering in China have found that curcumin, a natural compound found in turm ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2020Health & Medicine
Thanks to the success of insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquitos seem to have shifted their feeding times away from the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 21, 2020Immunology
April 17, 2020, Sino Biological announced this week that the company launched the world’s first coronavirus antige ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalAPR 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
New research may aid in the development of gene therapies for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have successfully completed the first-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine against MERS (Middle East Respir ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 08, 2020Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Cataclysmic bombshells to society- be they actual bombshells by means of war, or metaphorical ones by natural catastroph ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 19, 2020Infographics
A new coronavirus, first identified in China in December 2019, has caused an outbreak of respiratory illness that was re ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorMAR 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study, published this week in Nature Communications and the first of its kind, has linked demand for goods linked ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 04, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, scientists have used the CRISPR gene-editing tool inside of a person's body to treat a serious eye disorder.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2020Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by repeated trauma to the head, like a boxer, football player, or soldi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each inves ...Written By: Annie Lennon
AUG 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes what's popularly known as cold sores, and is transmitted mostly through oral-t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
After years of development, testing, and regulatory approvals, a genetically engineered mosquito will be released in Flo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Imagine hundreds of mosquitoes feeding on your arm for the sake of research! This is one unique aspect fueling the work
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 20, 2020
Plants & Animals
August 20th, 2020 is World Mosquito Day. Why celebrate an animal dubbed as one of the “world’s deadliest&rdq
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 06, 2020
Plants & Animals
The Associated Press reports that the world's smallest and rarest wild pig species is undergoing its own virus lockd
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 31, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Macquarie University have found a way to reverse the effects of memory loss in mice with advanced demen
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
While gene therapy is a promising treatment for multiple diseases caused by a genetic mutation, getting gene therapy age
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
There is a huge variety of mosquitoes in the world - around 3,500 species - and only a few seek humans for their blood m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2020
Microbiology
In two counties in Illinois, a pathogen continues its emergence. Researchers have found that Lone Star ticks there are c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Wuhan University of Engineering in China have found that curcumin, a natural compound found in turm
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2020
Health & Medicine
Thanks to the success of insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquitos seem to have shifted their feeding times away from the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 21, 2020
Immunology
April 17, 2020, Sino Biological announced this week that the company launched the world’s first coronavirus antige
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
APR 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
New research may aid in the development of gene therapies for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have successfully completed the first-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine against MERS (Middle East Respir
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 08, 2020
Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Cataclysmic bombshells to society- be they actual bombshells by means of war, or metaphorical ones by natural catastroph
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 19, 2020
Infographics
A new coronavirus, first identified in China in December 2019, has caused an outbreak of respiratory illness that was re
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
MAR 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study, published this week in Nature Communications and the first of its kind, has linked demand for goods linked
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, scientists have used the CRISPR gene-editing tool inside of a person's body to treat a serious eye disorder.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2020
Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by repeated trauma to the head, like a boxer, football player, or soldi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each inves
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon