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Virus: is a biological agent that reproduces inside the cells of living hosts. When infected, a host cell produces thousands of identical copies of the original virus at an extraordinary rate.
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OCT 08, 2025Microbiology
Influenza is a very contagious virus that can spread easily ... but one way to prevent the spread of illness is to isola ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that a significant portion of the human genome is made up of the remnants of ancient viruses; ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The vagus nerve is a critical structure, and cells it contains could help explain why flu infections can vary widely in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2025Microbiology
Mosquitoes are dangerous pests. They transmit many dangerous pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria and t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2025Microbiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome is characterized by dizziness, sleep problems, dizziness, chronic pain and fatigue. For years, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2025Microbiology
Many known viruses pose a continuing threat to public health, and we are constantly dealing with the possibility that ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2025Microbiology
Mpox is an infection caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic disease that causes a painful, bumpy rash. It can be spre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that a virus that has typically been thought of as common and harmless may actually be associ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2025Genetics & Genomics
This study has shown that HSV-1 is an "opportunistic interior designer" of human cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
If we want to prevent viral infections or develop drugs that can effectively treat them, those infections have to be inv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2025Earth & The Environment
The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2025Microbiology
There is still no cure or effective vaccine for HIV, but scientists have opened up new possibilities in HIV treatment an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Several new studies have identified biomarkers of long COVID, which can tell us more about what causes the disease...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Bioluminescent reactions, were light is emitted from a living being, have a lot of potential applications in biomedical ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2025Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is mostly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, emerged around 2007 to cause infections around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2025Microbiology
The World Health Organization, using data from surveillance sites and reported to the Global Influenza Surveillance and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2025Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be changing crucial white blood cells c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitoes can tranmist dengue virus, which has already caused local cases in Florida in 2025...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2025Microbiology
Measles is caused by a virus that is thought to be one of the most infectious pathogens ever known to humankind. Easy to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Avian influenza has been rampaging in wild birds around the world since late 2021. It can be considered widespread in wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2025Microbiology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 emerged to cause millions of deaths and sicken billions of people...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2025Microbiology
There are over 100 types of human papillomavirus (HPV), and some can lead to different types of cancer, including cancer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 21, 2025Plants & Animals
What steps can researchers take to combat crop viruses? This is what a recent study published in Nucleic Acids Research ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 20, 2025Cardiology
How can smartwatch data help identify long COVID risks? This is what a recent study published in npj Digital Medicine ho ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 08, 2025
Microbiology
Influenza is a very contagious virus that can spread easily ... but one way to prevent the spread of illness is to isola
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that a significant portion of the human genome is made up of the remnants of ancient viruses;
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The vagus nerve is a critical structure, and cells it contains could help explain why flu infections can vary widely in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2025
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are dangerous pests. They transmit many dangerous pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria and t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2025
Microbiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome is characterized by dizziness, sleep problems, dizziness, chronic pain and fatigue. For years,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2025
Microbiology
Many known viruses pose a continuing threat to public health, and we are constantly dealing with the possibility that ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2025
Microbiology
Mpox is an infection caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic disease that causes a painful, bumpy rash. It can be spre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that a virus that has typically been thought of as common and harmless may actually be associ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
This study has shown that HSV-1 is an "opportunistic interior designer" of human cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
If we want to prevent viral infections or develop drugs that can effectively treat them, those infections have to be inv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2025
Earth & The Environment
The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2025
Microbiology
There is still no cure or effective vaccine for HIV, but scientists have opened up new possibilities in HIV treatment an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Several new studies have identified biomarkers of long COVID, which can tell us more about what causes the disease...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Bioluminescent reactions, were light is emitted from a living being, have a lot of potential applications in biomedical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2025
Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is mostly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, emerged around 2007 to cause infections around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2025
Microbiology
The World Health Organization, using data from surveillance sites and reported to the Global Influenza Surveillance and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2025
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be changing crucial white blood cells c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitoes can tranmist dengue virus, which has already caused local cases in Florida in 2025...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2025
Microbiology
Measles is caused by a virus that is thought to be one of the most infectious pathogens ever known to humankind. Easy to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Avian influenza has been rampaging in wild birds around the world since late 2021. It can be considered widespread in wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2025
Microbiology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 emerged to cause millions of deaths and sicken billions of people...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2025
Microbiology
There are over 100 types of human papillomavirus (HPV), and some can lead to different types of cancer, including cancer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2025
Plants & Animals
What steps can researchers take to combat crop viruses? This is what a recent study published in Nucleic Acids Research
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 20, 2025
Cardiology
How can smartwatch data help identify long COVID risks? This is what a recent study published in npj Digital Medicine ho
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc