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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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OCT 08, 2018Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2018Immunology
A team of researchers from Duke Human Vaccine Institute has recently published their work regarding the interplay of nat ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 01, 2018Microbiology
It's estimated that 780 million people worldwide don't have access to clean drinking water.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2018Neuroscience
Neuroscientists all over the globe are actively looking for more effective treatments for Alzheimer's disease, but i ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 20, 2018Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed a better way to create astrocytes, a cell type hat has been implicated in neurodegenerative di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2018Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2018Videos
Despite being invisible, microbes surround us all the time. They cover our phones, our hands, and infiltrate our backyar ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 14, 2018Immunology
Zika Virus manipulates the genetic makeup of immune cells called macrophages.Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 04, 2018Videos
West Nile virus can cause severe neurological symptoms and can even result in death. It’s common in horses and bir ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 03, 2018Immunology
Insulin boosts T cells to better fight infection and bolster the immune response.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsSEP 01, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers are developing a test for Zika that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus much more quickl ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 31, 2018Technology
Wouldn’t it be convenient to have technology that can easily, quickly and cheaply categorize whether or not a mosq ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 31, 2018Microbiology
In August, the World Health Organization declared that an Ebola outbreak was happening in the DRC.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2018Immunology
The Innate Immune response prioritizes lung infection and cell repair over other threats in both infants and adults.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 29, 2018Microbiology
A leading cause of birth defects and complication of transplants is the human cytomegalovirus, which can evade our immun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2018Microbiology
If you've seen a headline about norovirus on a cruise ship, you know some viruses are known for their ability to spread ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2018Genetics & Genomics
About one of every 3,500 Americans suffers from a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosaWritten By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists in Israel suggests that when a specific species of phytoplankton called Emiliania huxleyi i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 21, 2018Microbiology
It's important to have a good research model in order to learn more about how the microbiome impacts health.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2018Health & Medicine
There are many health risks for obese patients. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even some forms of cancer. The immu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 14, 2018Cancer
Researchers in Florida published the potential for Zika virus to help in the treatment of Neuroblastoma in patients of a ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAUG 14, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have learned how Ebola gains entry to cells, which can help us stop it.Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2018
Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2018
Immunology
A team of researchers from Duke Human Vaccine Institute has recently published their work regarding the interplay of nat
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 01, 2018
Microbiology
It's estimated that 780 million people worldwide don't have access to clean drinking water.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2018
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists all over the globe are actively looking for more effective treatments for Alzheimer's disease, but i
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 20, 2018
Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed a better way to create astrocytes, a cell type hat has been implicated in neurodegenerative di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2018
Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2018
Videos
Despite being invisible, microbes surround us all the time. They cover our phones, our hands, and infiltrate our backyar
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 14, 2018
Immunology
Zika Virus manipulates the genetic makeup of immune cells called macrophages.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 04, 2018
Videos
West Nile virus can cause severe neurological symptoms and can even result in death. It’s common in horses and bir
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 03, 2018
Immunology
Insulin boosts T cells to better fight infection and bolster the immune response.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
SEP 01, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers are developing a test for Zika that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus much more quickl
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 31, 2018
Technology
Wouldn’t it be convenient to have technology that can easily, quickly and cheaply categorize whether or not a mosq
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 31, 2018
Microbiology
In August, the World Health Organization declared that an Ebola outbreak was happening in the DRC.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2018
Immunology
The Innate Immune response prioritizes lung infection and cell repair over other threats in both infants and adults.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 29, 2018
Microbiology
A leading cause of birth defects and complication of transplants is the human cytomegalovirus, which can evade our immun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Microbiology
If you've seen a headline about norovirus on a cruise ship, you know some viruses are known for their ability to spread
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
About one of every 3,500 Americans suffers from a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists in Israel suggests that when a specific species of phytoplankton called Emiliania huxleyi i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 21, 2018
Microbiology
It's important to have a good research model in order to learn more about how the microbiome impacts health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
There are many health risks for obese patients. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even some forms of cancer. The immu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2018
Cancer
Researchers in Florida published the potential for Zika virus to help in the treatment of Neuroblastoma in patients of a
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
AUG 14, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have learned how Ebola gains entry to cells, which can help us stop it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch