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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 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Cancer
Zika was a relatively an unknown name in the Americas until around 2015 when the outbreak in Brazil caught the world&rsq ...MAY 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In January 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the end to the largest Ebola outbreak in histor ...MAY 19, 2017Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 17, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Nature Communications by an international team of researchers is a big step forward in the fight ag ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2017Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2017Immunology
The ability of HIV to hide in the body’s own immune cells is what makes an HIV infection and infection for life. B ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
Climate change is frightening on a lot of levels. Extreme weather, rising seas, displacement, extinction of species &nda ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2017Cancer
It’s estimated that nine out of ten people are infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The virus stays dormant ...MAY 04, 2017Videos
While any cancer diagnosis can be devastating, for some women who lead healthy lifestyles that don't include excessive d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2017Plants & Animals
Poultry in England were forced into indoor containment by the country’s government last December to help prevent t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2017Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though this year’s peak flu season can be considered to have passed, people can contract the virus well into ...APR 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have animated an important transporter that moves natural molecules and drug compounds into the cell.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2017Immunology
How did our ancient ancestors wipe out a primordial virus 11 million years ago? Could modern humans harness this techniq ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint ...APR 12, 2017Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 10, 2017Microbiology
Giant viruses are a relatively new discovery, and researchers are learning more about them.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
TSRI and City of Hope Team Up in Effort to Cure AIDS LA JOLLA, CA – April 10, 2017 – Scientists at The Scrip ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)APR 09, 2017Immunology
Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses are all related - literally. They are all part of the flavivirus family, and similar ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 07, 2017Videos
If you're like 20 percent of the population, you've experienced white, painful ulcer/lesions on the inside of your lips ...APR 04, 2017Neuroscience
While the Zika virus has not been in the headlines as much recently as when it was first discovered, there is still acti ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2017Microbiology
H7N9 is a strain of flu associated with birds around the year 2000, and was not observed in other species until 2013, wh ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Cancer
Zika was a relatively an unknown name in the Americas until around 2015 when the outbreak in Brazil caught the world&rsq
...
MAY 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In January 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the end to the largest Ebola outbreak in histor
...
MAY 19, 2017
Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 17, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Nature Communications by an international team of researchers is a big step forward in the fight ag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2017
Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2017
Immunology
The ability of HIV to hide in the body’s own immune cells is what makes an HIV infection and infection for life. B
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is frightening on a lot of levels. Extreme weather, rising seas, displacement, extinction of species &nda
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2017
Cancer
It’s estimated that nine out of ten people are infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The virus stays dormant
...
MAY 04, 2017
Videos
While any cancer diagnosis can be devastating, for some women who lead healthy lifestyles that don't include excessive d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
Poultry in England were forced into indoor containment by the country’s government last December to help prevent t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2017
Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though this year’s peak flu season can be considered to have passed, people can contract the virus well into
...
APR 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have animated an important transporter that moves natural molecules and drug compounds into the cell.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2017
Immunology
How did our ancient ancestors wipe out a primordial virus 11 million years ago? Could modern humans harness this techniq
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint
...
APR 12, 2017
Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 10, 2017
Microbiology
Giant viruses are a relatively new discovery, and researchers are learning more about them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
TSRI and City of Hope Team Up in Effort to Cure AIDS LA JOLLA, CA – April 10, 2017 – Scientists at The Scrip
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
APR 09, 2017
Immunology
Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses are all related - literally. They are all part of the flavivirus family, and similar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 07, 2017
Videos
If you're like 20 percent of the population, you've experienced white, painful ulcer/lesions on the inside of your lips
...
APR 04, 2017
Neuroscience
While the Zika virus has not been in the headlines as much recently as when it was first discovered, there is still acti
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 02, 2017
Microbiology
H7N9 is a strain of flu associated with birds around the year 2000, and was not observed in other species until 2013, wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch