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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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AUG 14, 2020Microbiology
From year to year, the influenza virus mutates and swaps genes with other flu viruses, and we need a new vaccine. But th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2020Plants & Animals
In 2007, an outbreak of yellow fever devastated the howler monkey population of El Parque El Piñalito. A genetic mutatio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2020Neuroscience
Many COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms. These include loss of smell and delirium, with some reporting l ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 12, 2020Cancer
A first-of-its-kind study provides a comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 06, 2020Plants & Animals
The Associated Press reports that the world's smallest and rarest wild pig species is undergoing its own virus lockd ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 05, 2020Immunology
One of the most unsettling aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is the wide range of severity those affected seem to expe ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 04, 2020Microbiology
Researchers at JHU are starting a controlled trial that aims to learn whether plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
While gene therapy is a promising treatment for multiple diseases caused by a genetic mutation, getting gene therapy age ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
One of the most puzzling characteristics of coronavirus is how some people develop severe symptoms and die from the dise ...JUL 30, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of rapid viral diagnostics has really hit home. Classic ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 29, 2020Immunology
Immune systems respond differently to coronavirus infection. People experience the disease causes by coronavirus, COVID- ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 29, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
This week, pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Pfizer launched giant Phase III 30,000-subject trials for their COVID-19 ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 27, 2020Plants & Animals
There is a huge variety of mosquitoes in the world - around 3,500 species - and only a few seek humans for their blood m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2020Microbiology
A global vaccination effort led to the official eradication of smallpox, but not before it killed over 300 million peopl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2020Neuroscience
Temporary loss of smell, known as anosmia, is one of the most common early indicators of COVID-19. Although some say it ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 26, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
An extract from seaweed has outperformed Remdesivir in ousting COVID-19 during cellular tests, according to new research ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell biologist Carolyn Machamer has studied viruses for the past 35 years, and has seen outbreaks caused by several path ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A new way for treating the human herpes viruses was recently discovered by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 24, 2020Microbiology
In two counties in Illinois, a pathogen continues its emergence. Researchers have found that Lone Star ticks there are c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
One way the human body can try to fight the coronavirus is by mutating it; these mutations seem to disrupt it. But the v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2020Microbiology
As the COVID-9 pandemic has spread around the world, scientists have tried to learn as much as they can about it, includ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Wuhan University of Engineering in China have found that curcumin, a natural compound found in turm ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
Breaking news reports that agrochemicals that pollute our waters also increase the transmission of the parasite that cau ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 14, 2020
Microbiology
From year to year, the influenza virus mutates and swaps genes with other flu viruses, and we need a new vaccine. But th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2020
Plants & Animals
In 2007, an outbreak of yellow fever devastated the howler monkey population of El Parque El Piñalito. A genetic mutatio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2020
Neuroscience
Many COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms. These include loss of smell and delirium, with some reporting l
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 12, 2020
Cancer
A first-of-its-kind study provides a comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 06, 2020
Plants & Animals
The Associated Press reports that the world's smallest and rarest wild pig species is undergoing its own virus lockd
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 05, 2020
Immunology
One of the most unsettling aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is the wide range of severity those affected seem to expe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers at JHU are starting a controlled trial that aims to learn whether plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
While gene therapy is a promising treatment for multiple diseases caused by a genetic mutation, getting gene therapy age
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most puzzling characteristics of coronavirus is how some people develop severe symptoms and die from the dise
...
JUL 30, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of rapid viral diagnostics has really hit home. Classic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 29, 2020
Immunology
Immune systems respond differently to coronavirus infection. People experience the disease causes by coronavirus, COVID-
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 29, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
This week, pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Pfizer launched giant Phase III 30,000-subject trials for their COVID-19
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
There is a huge variety of mosquitoes in the world - around 3,500 species - and only a few seek humans for their blood m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2020
Microbiology
A global vaccination effort led to the official eradication of smallpox, but not before it killed over 300 million peopl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2020
Neuroscience
Temporary loss of smell, known as anosmia, is one of the most common early indicators of COVID-19. Although some say it
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 26, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
An extract from seaweed has outperformed Remdesivir in ousting COVID-19 during cellular tests, according to new research
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell biologist Carolyn Machamer has studied viruses for the past 35 years, and has seen outbreaks caused by several path
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A new way for treating the human herpes viruses was recently discovered by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 24, 2020
Microbiology
In two counties in Illinois, a pathogen continues its emergence. Researchers have found that Lone Star ticks there are c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
One way the human body can try to fight the coronavirus is by mutating it; these mutations seem to disrupt it. But the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2020
Microbiology
As the COVID-9 pandemic has spread around the world, scientists have tried to learn as much as they can about it, includ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Wuhan University of Engineering in China have found that curcumin, a natural compound found in turm
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Breaking news reports that agrochemicals that pollute our waters also increase the transmission of the parasite that cau
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan