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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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MAY 26, 2020Microbiology
A deadly virus has been spreading among the wild rabbit populations of the southwestern United States. This devastating ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2020Microbiology
While we know a lot more about the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 and the illness it causes, COVID-19, there are still many u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2020Microbiology
The massive demand for diagnostic testing led the FDA to open a short window for many testing products to go to market w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Myriad organisms share this planet, and there is an ongoing evolutionary arms race between competing traits or species, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Moderna, a biotechnology company based in Massachusetts, has released information on its vaccine against COVID-19 from i ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 18, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV caused an outbreak of SARS in 2003. Samples collected from those patients back then may help us against SARS-Co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2020Immunology
Some good news comes as researchers scramble for potential vaccine candidates amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic. Scien ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2020Microbiology
New research reported in the New England Journal of Medicine has indicated that domestic cats can easily be infected wit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2020Immunology
Antibodies are a powerful countermeasure against COVID-19. Not only can they relieve symptoms in patients experiencing s ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 13, 2020Microbiology
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept through various countries with widely discrepant mortality rates.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Biopharmaceutical company, Moderna, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its experimental ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 12, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Lethbridge, Canada, have found that cannabis may be able to block COVID-19 infections ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 12, 2020Microbiology
Melting permafrost has been revealing some remarkably well-preserved and extremely old stuff, like a prehistoric puppy a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Andry Rajoelina, the president of Madagascar, an island off the coast of Southern Africa, has made claims that his count ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 12, 2020Chemistry & Physics
On April 3rd, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that they recommend members of the general pub ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's is a common form of dementia that affects as many as 5.5 million Americans and the incidence is increasing a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) developed a novel anti-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) drug that can shrink t ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 10, 2020Microbiology
Hepatitis is a term for liver inflammation. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are caused by viruses.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2020Microbiology
Once thought to be mostly unaffected by the virus, rare cases of an inflammatory syndrome are emerging in some kids that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has spread widely, and a lack of testing has been a serious problem.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2020Health & Medicine
Thanks to the success of insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquitos seem to have shifted their feeding times away from the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 07, 2020Immunology
Researchers from Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech have reported preliminary results of a study into the development of a va ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought to cause symptoms that primarily affect the respiratory system, there has been evidence that the virus can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Israeli scientists have announced significant progress in isolating an antibody that may be effective in treating those ...Written By: Annie Lennon
MAY 26, 2020
Microbiology
A deadly virus has been spreading among the wild rabbit populations of the southwestern United States. This devastating
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2020
Microbiology
While we know a lot more about the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 and the illness it causes, COVID-19, there are still many u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2020
Microbiology
The massive demand for diagnostic testing led the FDA to open a short window for many testing products to go to market w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Myriad organisms share this planet, and there is an ongoing evolutionary arms race between competing traits or species,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Moderna, a biotechnology company based in Massachusetts, has released information on its vaccine against COVID-19 from i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 18, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV caused an outbreak of SARS in 2003. Samples collected from those patients back then may help us against SARS-Co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2020
Immunology
Some good news comes as researchers scramble for potential vaccine candidates amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic. Scien
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2020
Microbiology
New research reported in the New England Journal of Medicine has indicated that domestic cats can easily be infected wit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2020
Immunology
Antibodies are a powerful countermeasure against COVID-19. Not only can they relieve symptoms in patients experiencing s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 13, 2020
Microbiology
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept through various countries with widely discrepant mortality rates.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Biopharmaceutical company, Moderna, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its experimental
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 12, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Lethbridge, Canada, have found that cannabis may be able to block COVID-19 infections
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 12, 2020
Microbiology
Melting permafrost has been revealing some remarkably well-preserved and extremely old stuff, like a prehistoric puppy a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Andry Rajoelina, the president of Madagascar, an island off the coast of Southern Africa, has made claims that his count
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 12, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
On April 3rd, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that they recommend members of the general pub
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's is a common form of dementia that affects as many as 5.5 million Americans and the incidence is increasing a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) developed a novel anti-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) drug that can shrink t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 10, 2020
Microbiology
Hepatitis is a term for liver inflammation. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are caused by viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2020
Microbiology
Once thought to be mostly unaffected by the virus, rare cases of an inflammatory syndrome are emerging in some kids that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has spread widely, and a lack of testing has been a serious problem.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2020
Health & Medicine
Thanks to the success of insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquitos seem to have shifted their feeding times away from the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 07, 2020
Immunology
Researchers from Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech have reported preliminary results of a study into the development of a va
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought to cause symptoms that primarily affect the respiratory system, there has been evidence that the virus can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Israeli scientists have announced significant progress in isolating an antibody that may be effective in treating those
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon