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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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SEP 27, 2021Microbiology
Rift Valley fever virus is carried by mosquitoes, and when it's passed to livestock including cattle, goats, and sheep, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans can produce millions or even billions of antibodies, so only so many can be captured and screened. But those anti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2021Health & Medicine
After a year-long study, researchers have assembled a detailed narrative about how the SARS-Cov-2 virus has spread on th ...Written By: Hannah DanielSEP 24, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Researchers made huge steps in mitigating the virulence of a mango plant toxin by exploiting the bacteria and signal pat ...Written By: Hannah DanielSEP 24, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a combination of two antibody treatments for patients at risk of adv ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 23, 2021Cardiology
Influenza is a severe infectious disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the H1N1 strain of ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 22, 2021Cardiology
For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2021Immunology
One in five hospitalized COVID-19 patients go on to develop autoantibodies—immune molecules that mistakenly target ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 21, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
New findings indicate that individuals who survive COVID-19 infections, even mild ones, have a significantly elevated ri ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 20, 2021Microbiology
Before antibiotics became a common treatment for infections, researchers considered using viruses that infect bacteria, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A new app allows users to self-test for HIV, which has proven to help positive patients get access to medical care and c ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 14, 2021Immunology
You share an elevator with an individual who is coughing and sneezing, only to find yourself feeling unwell a few days l ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A genome contains instructions for making genes, and when an organism needs to produce proteins, it transcribes a gene s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2021Microbiology
Scientists are beginning to speculate about the possibility that the flu season this year will be particularly bad becau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Pathgenic microbes that infect cells can affect each other. It's not unusual for people with viral respiratory infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2021Health & Medicine
New research may have identified a potential treatment or preventive medication for SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2021Technology
Every day, researchers are making progress on therapeutics that could help end the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDA recently a ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 08, 2021Microbiology
Nipah virus is one of the world's deadliest viruses. It has caused several small outbreaks in Southeast Asia since it em ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2021Health & Medicine
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant issue in the United States and abroad. According to the CDC, the term & ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 07, 2021Health & Medicine
Vaccination and new treatments for diseases have remained topics of skepticism since their inception. When it came to an ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 07, 2021Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2021Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have sought to learn more about why some people get severe COVID-19 while others have only mild cases. We kno ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Microbiology
Rift Valley fever virus is carried by mosquitoes, and when it's passed to livestock including cattle, goats, and sheep,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans can produce millions or even billions of antibodies, so only so many can be captured and screened. But those anti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
After a year-long study, researchers have assembled a detailed narrative about how the SARS-Cov-2 virus has spread on th
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
SEP 24, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers made huge steps in mitigating the virulence of a mango plant toxin by exploiting the bacteria and signal pat
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
SEP 24, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a combination of two antibody treatments for patients at risk of adv
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 23, 2021
Cardiology
Influenza is a severe infectious disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the H1N1 strain of
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 22, 2021
Cardiology
For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2021
Immunology
One in five hospitalized COVID-19 patients go on to develop autoantibodies—immune molecules that mistakenly target
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 21, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
New findings indicate that individuals who survive COVID-19 infections, even mild ones, have a significantly elevated ri
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 20, 2021
Microbiology
Before antibiotics became a common treatment for infections, researchers considered using viruses that infect bacteria,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new app allows users to self-test for HIV, which has proven to help positive patients get access to medical care and c
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 14, 2021
Immunology
You share an elevator with an individual who is coughing and sneezing, only to find yourself feeling unwell a few days l
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A genome contains instructions for making genes, and when an organism needs to produce proteins, it transcribes a gene s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists are beginning to speculate about the possibility that the flu season this year will be particularly bad becau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pathgenic microbes that infect cells can affect each other. It's not unusual for people with viral respiratory infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
New research may have identified a potential treatment or preventive medication for SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2021
Technology
Every day, researchers are making progress on therapeutics that could help end the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDA recently a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 08, 2021
Microbiology
Nipah virus is one of the world's deadliest viruses. It has caused several small outbreaks in Southeast Asia since it em
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant issue in the United States and abroad. According to the CDC, the term &
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 07, 2021
Health & Medicine
Vaccination and new treatments for diseases have remained topics of skepticism since their inception. When it came to an
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 07, 2021
Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have sought to learn more about why some people get severe COVID-19 while others have only mild cases. We kno
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch