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Virology: the branch of science that deals with the study of viruses -- submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat – and virus-like agents.
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FEB 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Different mechanisms helped genes conferring antibiotic resistance spread through a population of fish gut bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2019Microbiology
Our world is teeming with many different kinds of microorganisms, which interact with us, one another, and the environme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2019Microbiology
Researchers have developed a platform that uses AI to analyze how cells are infected by pathogen.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2019Microbiology
Some viruses, like Zika, can be challenging to study when they suddenly cause outbreaks because they can be very difficu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2019Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2019Videos
In recent years, scientists have used nanopore technologies to develop a gene sequencing technique that can be used in s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2019Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Immunology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without pr ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 07, 2019Microbiology
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly every case of cervical cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2019Videos
Zika virus doesn't always cause symptoms, but it is can cause birth defects when pregnant women are infected.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2019Cancer
Shingles or herpes zoster is a viral infection that causes a painful rash; it is caused by the varicella-zoster virus th ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 01, 2019Microbiology
This winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding people about RSV, which can infect people of an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2018Microbiology
HIV is still a global health problem, even though antiretroviral drugs have completely changed outcomes for those that a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2018Videos
An ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease has caused a reported 560 likely cases of the disease (512 have been confirme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2018Microbiology
Researchers at Princeton University have found a virus that can eavesdrop on the communications between bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2018Videos
The Marburg virus was identified in 1967 after lab workers, and then some of their family members became ill.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 18, 2018Microbiology
Three new strains of the virus in the largest population study of the infection ever done in Africa.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been trying to create a vaccine for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, for decades.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent study published in the journal Genome Research Dr. Laverty and colleagues out of the University ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 09, 2018Immunology
We've cured cancer and autoimmune disease in mice many times over.Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldDEC 07, 2018Videos
You've probably heard of norovirus before; it's a highly contagious family of viruses that can sicken large groups of pe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2018Microbiology
It's been suggested that a fifth of all cancers are caused by microbial infections, and new work indicates that the esti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2018Cancer
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of Brain Cancer with an average survival rate of less than two years with treat ...Written By: Heba El-wassef
FEB 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Different mechanisms helped genes conferring antibiotic resistance spread through a population of fish gut bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is teeming with many different kinds of microorganisms, which interact with us, one another, and the environme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have developed a platform that uses AI to analyze how cells are infected by pathogen.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2019
Microbiology
Some viruses, like Zika, can be challenging to study when they suddenly cause outbreaks because they can be very difficu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2019
Videos
In recent years, scientists have used nanopore technologies to develop a gene sequencing technique that can be used in s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2019
Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Immunology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without pr
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 07, 2019
Microbiology
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly every case of cervical cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2019
Videos
Zika virus doesn't always cause symptoms, but it is can cause birth defects when pregnant women are infected.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2019
Cancer
Shingles or herpes zoster is a viral infection that causes a painful rash; it is caused by the varicella-zoster virus th
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 01, 2019
Microbiology
This winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding people about RSV, which can infect people of an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2018
Microbiology
HIV is still a global health problem, even though antiretroviral drugs have completely changed outcomes for those that a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2018
Videos
An ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease has caused a reported 560 likely cases of the disease (512 have been confirme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers at Princeton University have found a virus that can eavesdrop on the communications between bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2018
Videos
The Marburg virus was identified in 1967 after lab workers, and then some of their family members became ill.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 18, 2018
Microbiology
Three new strains of the virus in the largest population study of the infection ever done in Africa.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been trying to create a vaccine for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, for decades.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study published in the journal Genome Research Dr. Laverty and colleagues out of the University
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 09, 2018
Immunology
We've cured cancer and autoimmune disease in mice many times over.
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
DEC 07, 2018
Videos
You've probably heard of norovirus before; it's a highly contagious family of viruses that can sicken large groups of pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Microbiology
It's been suggested that a fifth of all cancers are caused by microbial infections, and new work indicates that the esti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2018
Cancer
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of Brain Cancer with an average survival rate of less than two years with treat
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef