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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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NOV 28, 2019Microbiology
The largest measles outbreak in the world is now occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 5,000 people have d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that 11 new cases of polio in five African countries including Nigeria ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2019Immunology
Human cells employ an intricate tagging system to manage protein activity in the body. By “tagging” a protei ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 26, 2019Microbiology
A flu drug, while still safe and effective, encourages flu viruses to mutate, especially in children.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2019Cancer
Anal cancer has been on the rise in the United States, and while it may not garner as much attention as other cancers, m ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Some viruses, called bacteriophages, infect bacteria. A research team found many of these viruses in human samples.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2019Immunology
Manipulating the immune system’s population of natural killer cells could bolster therapies targeting cancer. A ne ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 19, 2019Microbiology
The ketogenic diet forces the body to use stored fat as fuel instead of carbohydrates; the fat gets broken down into ket ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2019Microbiology
Sea ice in the Arctic melts every summer and refreezes in the winter, but the melting has been outpacing the refreezing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now learned more about malaria proteins and the antibodies that combat them.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There are no treatments for dengue, West Nile and Zika viruses, but researchers may have found a way to reduce the chanc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Dengue fever is an illness transmitted by mosquito bites. Affecting around 390 million people per year, if left untreate ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 10, 2019Microbiology
For the first time since 2000, researchers have identified a new subtype of HIV.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2019Microbiology
Researchers have learned how the measles vaccine can provide an additional layer of protection against more than just th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2019Immunology
Blood samples from HIV patients produced the data necessary for two scientists to build a mathematical model for predict ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created a technique that can identify bacteria and viruses that are linked to cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotic-resistant infections claim around 700,000 lives per year, with estimates saying that this number could swell ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 01, 2019Immunology
Scientists discovered a surprise benefit of low-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV), a typical resident of human skin. New ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 29, 2019Immunology
An immune protein that was discovered more than two decades ago has been identified as the primary component of a molecu ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 29, 2019Microbiology
Instead of designing a new flu vaccine every year, researchers have made a breakthrough that may lead to a single vaccin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each inves ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Public Health officials have long warned about pandemic pathogens flying fast around the world. One virus already spread ...Written By: Nouran Amin
NOV 28, 2019
Microbiology
The largest measles outbreak in the world is now occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 5,000 people have d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that 11 new cases of polio in five African countries including Nigeria
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2019
Immunology
Human cells employ an intricate tagging system to manage protein activity in the body. By “tagging” a protei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 26, 2019
Microbiology
A flu drug, while still safe and effective, encourages flu viruses to mutate, especially in children.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2019
Cancer
Anal cancer has been on the rise in the United States, and while it may not garner as much attention as other cancers, m
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some viruses, called bacteriophages, infect bacteria. A research team found many of these viruses in human samples.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2019
Immunology
Manipulating the immune system’s population of natural killer cells could bolster therapies targeting cancer. A ne
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 19, 2019
Microbiology
The ketogenic diet forces the body to use stored fat as fuel instead of carbohydrates; the fat gets broken down into ket
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Microbiology
Sea ice in the Arctic melts every summer and refreezes in the winter, but the melting has been outpacing the refreezing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now learned more about malaria proteins and the antibodies that combat them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are no treatments for dengue, West Nile and Zika viruses, but researchers may have found a way to reduce the chanc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Dengue fever is an illness transmitted by mosquito bites. Affecting around 390 million people per year, if left untreate
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 10, 2019
Microbiology
For the first time since 2000, researchers have identified a new subtype of HIV.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have learned how the measles vaccine can provide an additional layer of protection against more than just th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2019
Immunology
Blood samples from HIV patients produced the data necessary for two scientists to build a mathematical model for predict
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created a technique that can identify bacteria and viruses that are linked to cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotic-resistant infections claim around 700,000 lives per year, with estimates saying that this number could swell
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 01, 2019
Immunology
Scientists discovered a surprise benefit of low-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV), a typical resident of human skin. New
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 29, 2019
Immunology
An immune protein that was discovered more than two decades ago has been identified as the primary component of a molecu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 29, 2019
Microbiology
Instead of designing a new flu vaccine every year, researchers have made a breakthrough that may lead to a single vaccin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each inves
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Public Health officials have long warned about pandemic pathogens flying fast around the world. One virus already spread
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin