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Viral
The term viral refers to an infection driven by a virus and examples include COVID-19, AIDS, measles, hepatitis, and smallpox. Viruses contain DNA or RNA and must infect host cells in order to replicate and they can damage the host during this process. Antiviral medications or vaccines can treat viral infections.
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JAN 17, 2023Plants & Animals
Yesterday a story started to pop up everywhere about a terrifying beach discovery. A woman walking along Crystal Beach i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 17, 2023Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2023Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The virus that causes COVID-19 uses the upper airways as a "launchpad" to infect others, said the researchers.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Smallpox is one of the worst diseases humanity has ever faced, and it has many distinctions. The first vaccine that was ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2023Plants & Animals
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have studied the virus with a near singular purpose: finding ways ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A human trial of a CRISPR therapy was recently halted for adverse events. But the technology has tremendous potential to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2023Microbiology
It seems that ocean water can contain genetic material from microbes, who are sharing genes, and modifying their functio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2023Health & Medicine
Even mild cases of COVID-19 can lead to long COVID, in which symptoms linger for weeks, months, or longer, significantly ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of British Colombia’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that can po ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 05, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes have long been engaged in an arms race for dominance, and they have molecular weapons, and defense mechanisms. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2022Neuroscience
Antidepressant use and infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a handful of genes can cause severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which severely disrupts the body's ab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2022Plants & Animals
On any given year, spring time often brings about a common problem: allergies. According to the Centers for Disease Cont ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 13, 2022Plants & Animals
Scientists believe COVID-19 is still highly transmissible between species based on computer simulations of mammalian cro ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 12, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne illness, meaning it is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus can c ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 09, 2022Health & Medicine
The CDC has estimated that over 40% of Americans have been infected with COVID-19, and about half probably do not know t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2022Immunology
Most people would agree that colds and especially flu infections are far more common in winter. While we know that some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2022Drug Discovery & DevelopmentThe backdrop upon which every successful gene therapy is developed is the ability to safely and specifically target cell ...Sponsored By: PerkinElmerDEC 03, 2022Immunology
A case of COVID-19 doesn't cause any symptoms at all in some people, while others are killed by the viral infection. Sci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has changed biomedical research, and has even been used in the clinic in a few cases t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2022Immunology
Immunity is closely linked to metabolism, and in recent years, scientists have found that fat molecules, or lipids, can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have developed an experimental mRNA vaccine that protects against all known ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 20, 2022Immunology
German scientists provided a case study of a 51-year-old patient that highlighted one of the first symptoms a monkeypox- ...Written By: Kerry Charron
JAN 17, 2023
Plants & Animals
Yesterday a story started to pop up everywhere about a terrifying beach discovery. A woman walking along Crystal Beach i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2023
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The virus that causes COVID-19 uses the upper airways as a "launchpad" to infect others, said the researchers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Smallpox is one of the worst diseases humanity has ever faced, and it has many distinctions. The first vaccine that was
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2023
Plants & Animals
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have studied the virus with a near singular purpose: finding ways
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A human trial of a CRISPR therapy was recently halted for adverse events. But the technology has tremendous potential to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2023
Microbiology
It seems that ocean water can contain genetic material from microbes, who are sharing genes, and modifying their functio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
Even mild cases of COVID-19 can lead to long COVID, in which symptoms linger for weeks, months, or longer, significantly
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of British Colombia’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that can po
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 05, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes have long been engaged in an arms race for dominance, and they have molecular weapons, and defense mechanisms.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2022
Neuroscience
Antidepressant use and infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a handful of genes can cause severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which severely disrupts the body's ab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2022
Plants & Animals
On any given year, spring time often brings about a common problem: allergies. According to the Centers for Disease Cont
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 13, 2022
Plants & Animals
Scientists believe COVID-19 is still highly transmissible between species based on computer simulations of mammalian cro
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 12, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne illness, meaning it is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus can c
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 09, 2022
Health & Medicine
The CDC has estimated that over 40% of Americans have been infected with COVID-19, and about half probably do not know t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2022
Immunology
Most people would agree that colds and especially flu infections are far more common in winter. While we know that some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The backdrop upon which every successful gene therapy is developed is the ability to safely and specifically target cell
...
Sponsored By:
PerkinElmer
DEC 03, 2022
Immunology
A case of COVID-19 doesn't cause any symptoms at all in some people, while others are killed by the viral infection. Sci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has changed biomedical research, and has even been used in the clinic in a few cases t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2022
Immunology
Immunity is closely linked to metabolism, and in recent years, scientists have found that fat molecules, or lipids, can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have developed an experimental mRNA vaccine that protects against all known
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 20, 2022
Immunology
German scientists provided a case study of a 51-year-old patient that highlighted one of the first symptoms a monkeypox-
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron