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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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FEB 15, 2018Technology
Intel has raised it's Bug-Hunting Bounty to $250,000.Written By: Julia TraversFEB 15, 2018Immunology
An unlikely collaboration, a virus and the human immune system, is working to address a common enemy: cancer. From the U ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 15, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR technology continues to revolutionize biology; two new diagnostic tools based on the technique have now been deve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2018Videos
Most people must have heard revolutionary cancer therapy called CAR-T cell therapy, a kind of cancer immunotherapy. It h ...Written By:FEB 14, 2018Genetics & Genomics
As various food crops were domesticated and now, are mass produced, there has been a significant reduction in the number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2018Health & Medicine
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash that is related to chickenpox. Once a person has had chick ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 12, 2018Immunology
There is more to the measles vaccine than just protection from a measles infection, a new Frontiers study shows. A monum ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2018Microbiology
New research has determined that a shocking number - around 800 million - viruses fall into our atmosphere every single ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2018Immunology
Scientists continue to build upon a vaccine candidate to prevent HIV infection, the virus that causes AIDS. AIDSVAX was ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 03, 2018Microbiology
Zika virus only impacts six to twelve percent of children born to infected mothers. Researchers are learning exactly why ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2018Health & Medicine
Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, and that small island is still reeling from the storm. The official death ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 02, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you checked your tonsils for human papillomavirus (HPV) lately? A new study raises concerns that the virus could be ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have discovered a family of viruses that seem to have an essential role in maintaining ocean health.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2018Immunology
Sometimes it’s hard to convince people to get the annual flu vaccine, especially when the current vaccine struggle ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 18, 2018Videos
It's flu season. Every year, influenza strains wreak havoc on public health. The flu can be deadly for those with immune ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 12, 2018Infographics
Remember ebola? The rare but extremely contagious and fatal virus that threatened to wipe out the world in 2014-2016? Ok ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 10, 2018Immunology
For the first time, scientists have been able to gather evidence for a new antibody-based drug to treat people infected ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a path toward virus-like, nanoscale devices that may be able to deliver drugs to cells by ch ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 08, 2018Immunology
The Zika virus is notorious for its deleterious effects on pregnancy, whether through causing miscarriages or birth defe ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 03, 2018Microbiology
Ebola has caused serious outbreaks in recent years; the last one that struck West Africa was a virulent strain that kill ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2018Immunology
Every year around this time, warnings of flu season reach their peak. Experts estimate that around 200,000 people every ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 28, 2017Health & Medicine
When scientists study how viruses mutate and spread, it involves working with very dangerous strains of bacteria. Three ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 21, 2017Videos
We all know the dangers of mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. From malaria to zika to West Nile virus to dengue fev ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Several years ago, the NIH imposed a moratorium on funding for some types of research that involved altering three deadl ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2018
Technology
Intel has raised it's Bug-Hunting Bounty to $250,000.
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 15, 2018
Immunology
An unlikely collaboration, a virus and the human immune system, is working to address a common enemy: cancer. From the U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 15, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR technology continues to revolutionize biology; two new diagnostic tools based on the technique have now been deve
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2018
Videos
Most people must have heard revolutionary cancer therapy called CAR-T cell therapy, a kind of cancer immunotherapy. It h
...
Written By:
FEB 14, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
As various food crops were domesticated and now, are mass produced, there has been a significant reduction in the number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash that is related to chickenpox. Once a person has had chick
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 12, 2018
Immunology
There is more to the measles vaccine than just protection from a measles infection, a new Frontiers study shows. A monum
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2018
Microbiology
New research has determined that a shocking number - around 800 million - viruses fall into our atmosphere every single
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2018
Immunology
Scientists continue to build upon a vaccine candidate to prevent HIV infection, the virus that causes AIDS. AIDSVAX was
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 03, 2018
Microbiology
Zika virus only impacts six to twelve percent of children born to infected mothers. Researchers are learning exactly why
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2018
Health & Medicine
Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, and that small island is still reeling from the storm. The official death
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 02, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you checked your tonsils for human papillomavirus (HPV) lately? A new study raises concerns that the virus could be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered a family of viruses that seem to have an essential role in maintaining ocean health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2018
Immunology
Sometimes it’s hard to convince people to get the annual flu vaccine, especially when the current vaccine struggle
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 18, 2018
Videos
It's flu season. Every year, influenza strains wreak havoc on public health. The flu can be deadly for those with immune
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 12, 2018
Infographics
Remember ebola? The rare but extremely contagious and fatal virus that threatened to wipe out the world in 2014-2016? Ok
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 10, 2018
Immunology
For the first time, scientists have been able to gather evidence for a new antibody-based drug to treat people infected
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a path toward virus-like, nanoscale devices that may be able to deliver drugs to cells by ch
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 08, 2018
Immunology
The Zika virus is notorious for its deleterious effects on pregnancy, whether through causing miscarriages or birth defe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2018
Microbiology
Ebola has caused serious outbreaks in recent years; the last one that struck West Africa was a virulent strain that kill
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2018
Immunology
Every year around this time, warnings of flu season reach their peak. Experts estimate that around 200,000 people every
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
When scientists study how viruses mutate and spread, it involves working with very dangerous strains of bacteria. Three
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 21, 2017
Videos
We all know the dangers of mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. From malaria to zika to West Nile virus to dengue fev
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Several years ago, the NIH imposed a moratorium on funding for some types of research that involved altering three deadl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch