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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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MAR 10, 2022Microbiology
Researchers still have a lot to learn about how bladder cancer develops, though smoking is a major risk factor. But new ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and monoclonal antibody treatments are less effective against Omicron sub-variants of COVID-19 th ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 03, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
There's a microbial arms race going on all around us, and bacteria have devised some sneaky ways to compete with other c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2022Technology
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we relied most on several mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus and keep u ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 21, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Two people have been cured of HIV, and now, a US woman joins them. In this third case, stem cell transplants were being ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2022Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 18, 2022Health & Medicine
It's no coincidence that some people have strokes after COVID-19 infection. But, according to a recent study in Natu ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 17, 2022Technology
The use of synthetic models replicating parts of the human body (often called “organoids”), has emerged in r ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and caused a global pandemic, has infected over 406 millionpeople worldw ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizFEB 13, 2022Microbiology
Recent studies have shown that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can be a precursor to multiple sclerosis; large, po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2022Microbiology
Ebola virus has caused several major outbreaks in recent decades. Its high death rate and disturbing symptoms have made ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Viral experts are still unsure where and how the Omicron variant originated, but one thing is clear: it has overt ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 06, 2022Health & Medicine
Bharat Biotech, a biotechnology company in India, is expected to be the first to offer a COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine wi ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 06, 2022Health & Medicine
According to the CDC, people are not up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations if they're not boosted 5 months after the ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you heard about the COVID test vending machines? These ‘self-serve’ testing protocols are part of effor ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2022Microbiology
The wide variation in the severity of COVID cases is probably due to a wide range of factors, including how much virus a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2022Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified a common genetic risk factor for the loss of smell due to COVID-19. Six months after testing ...Written By: Hannah DanielJAN 30, 2022Health & Medicine
Now that Omicron is running through the globe and increasing exposure to SARS-CoV-2 more than any previous variant, scie ...Written By: Alexandria BassJAN 25, 2022Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 23, 2022Technology
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world experienced widespread business shutdowns and shelter in place ord ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 22, 2022Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant infections pose a serious threat to human health, which is expected to get worse. Bacterial infecti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2022Cannabis Sciences
As the pandemic has progressed, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have e ...Written By: Nadine HusamiJAN 20, 2022Cardiology
New research has shown changes to heart muscle tissue in patients who died of COVID-19.Written By: Savannah LoganJAN 18, 2022Immunology
The Omicron variant was first reported in November 2021. More recently, a surge of infections worldwide has led to wides ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
MAR 10, 2022
Microbiology
Researchers still have a lot to learn about how bladder cancer develops, though smoking is a major risk factor. But new
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and monoclonal antibody treatments are less effective against Omicron sub-variants of COVID-19 th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 03, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
There's a microbial arms race going on all around us, and bacteria have devised some sneaky ways to compete with other c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2022
Technology
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we relied most on several mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus and keep u
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 21, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Two people have been cured of HIV, and now, a US woman joins them. In this third case, stem cell transplants were being
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 18, 2022
Health & Medicine
It's no coincidence that some people have strokes after COVID-19 infection. But, according to a recent study in Natu
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 17, 2022
Technology
The use of synthetic models replicating parts of the human body (often called “organoids”), has emerged in r
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and caused a global pandemic, has infected over 406 millionpeople worldw
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
FEB 13, 2022
Microbiology
Recent studies have shown that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can be a precursor to multiple sclerosis; large, po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Microbiology
Ebola virus has caused several major outbreaks in recent decades. Its high death rate and disturbing symptoms have made
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Viral experts are still unsure where and how the Omicron variant originated, but one thing is clear: it has overt
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 06, 2022
Health & Medicine
Bharat Biotech, a biotechnology company in India, is expected to be the first to offer a COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine wi
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 06, 2022
Health & Medicine
According to the CDC, people are not up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations if they're not boosted 5 months after the
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you heard about the COVID test vending machines? These ‘self-serve’ testing protocols are part of effor
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2022
Microbiology
The wide variation in the severity of COVID cases is probably due to a wide range of factors, including how much virus a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2022
Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified a common genetic risk factor for the loss of smell due to COVID-19. Six months after testing
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
Now that Omicron is running through the globe and increasing exposure to SARS-CoV-2 more than any previous variant, scie
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 25, 2022
Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 23, 2022
Technology
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world experienced widespread business shutdowns and shelter in place ord
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 22, 2022
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant infections pose a serious threat to human health, which is expected to get worse. Bacterial infecti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
As the pandemic has progressed, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have e
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
JAN 20, 2022
Cardiology
New research has shown changes to heart muscle tissue in patients who died of COVID-19.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 18, 2022
Immunology
The Omicron variant was first reported in November 2021. More recently, a surge of infections worldwide has led to wides
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes