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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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DEC 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 26, 2022Health & Medicine
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan acknowledged that not calling SARS-CoV-2 airborne "forcefully" earlier in the pandemic was a mist ...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 22, 2022Microbiology
When researchers have studied infections in animal models, they have typically focused on the pathogen and the host. But ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2022Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 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 CharronNOV 19, 2022Immunology
Researchers have found evidence for “substantial” monkeypox transmission before symptoms appear. A study pub ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 18, 2022Immunology
Viral infections can trigger other dormant, or latent viruses. For example, the herpesviruses HSV and CMV can be reactiv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2022Neuroscience
Harmless, fluorescent proteins allow scientists to track blood flow in mice. The advance could help researchers monitor ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2022Neuroscience
The virus that causes COVID-19 does not infect neurons, or if it does, that only happens in rare cases. But COVID-19 can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2022Health & Medicine
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and clinicians knew that the virus could cause myriad healt ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2022Microbiology
On Saturday, Uganda extended a three-week lockdown in certain areas to try to control the spread of Ebola virus, which h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2022Genetics & Genomics
In August of this year, a single patient was enrolled in a trial that used CRISPR to correct a genetic mutation that led ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
It may be possible to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an inexpensive amino acid that could open up new tre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
As COVID-19 and flu virus infection rates are on the rise, another virus is now wreaking havoc on the United States ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 03, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Infections of SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19, do not always occur on their own. A COVID-19 infection can occur at the same time ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 02, 2022Microbiology
While different strains of influenza virus can co-infect cells and form hybrid flus, virus co-infections have tended to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Shingles, or herpes zoster (HZ), is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chicken po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There is viral DNA in the human genome, and each instance traces back to an ancestor who was infected with a retrovirus. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2022Immunology
Viruses can infect many different kinds of cells, and those cells can often react directly to the infection. When bacter ...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 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan acknowledged that not calling SARS-CoV-2 airborne "forcefully" earlier in the pandemic was a mist
...
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 22, 2022
Microbiology
When researchers have studied infections in animal models, they have typically focused on the pathogen and the host. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2022
Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
NOV 19, 2022
Immunology
Researchers have found evidence for “substantial” monkeypox transmission before symptoms appear. A study pub
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 18, 2022
Immunology
Viral infections can trigger other dormant, or latent viruses. For example, the herpesviruses HSV and CMV can be reactiv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2022
Neuroscience
Harmless, fluorescent proteins allow scientists to track blood flow in mice. The advance could help researchers monitor
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2022
Neuroscience
The virus that causes COVID-19 does not infect neurons, or if it does, that only happens in rare cases. But COVID-19 can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2022
Health & Medicine
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and clinicians knew that the virus could cause myriad healt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2022
Microbiology
On Saturday, Uganda extended a three-week lockdown in certain areas to try to control the spread of Ebola virus, which h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
In August of this year, a single patient was enrolled in a trial that used CRISPR to correct a genetic mutation that led
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
It may be possible to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an inexpensive amino acid that could open up new tre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
As COVID-19 and flu virus infection rates are on the rise, another virus is now wreaking havoc on the United States
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infections of SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19, do not always occur on their own. A COVID-19 infection can occur at the same time
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 02, 2022
Microbiology
While different strains of influenza virus can co-infect cells and form hybrid flus, virus co-infections have tended to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Shingles, or herpes zoster (HZ), is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chicken po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is viral DNA in the human genome, and each instance traces back to an ancestor who was infected with a retrovirus.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2022
Immunology
Viruses can infect many different kinds of cells, and those cells can often react directly to the infection. When bacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch