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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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MAR 26, 2017Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 21, 2017Cancer
You’ve heard of virus causing cancer. Now here’s a virus that can fight cancer. To selectively destroy cance ...MAR 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
Just weeks ago Peruvians were begging for rain, as much of the country was experiencing an intense drought. But as often ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can often cause neurologic complications, 40% of patients with HIV present with neuro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2017Immunology
At the end of the eighteenth century, a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia killed nearly ten percent of the ci ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 12, 2017Immunology
While a common cold is a relatively minor nuisance for people with healthy immune systems, bone marrow transplant ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 09, 2017Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in the world. There is constant research into the causes of these tum ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2017Immunology
Thanks to the innate immune response, humans have an immediately-acting defense mechanism set in place against invading ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 26, 2017Plants & Animals
It would seem that a deadly virus dubbed ‘Peste des Petits Ruminants’ (PPR) is wreaking havoc on a populatio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2017Microbiology
Scientists have found that a virus can stimulate photosynthesis in bacterial hosts. The work, which was performed at the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2017Immunology
Scientists keep chipping away at the mysteries of the immune system, and this time in a new study published in Nature Co ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 22, 2017Immunology
More than ten thousand liters of air enter the lungs on a given day, but it’s not just oxygen that fills the lungs ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2017Immunology
Human immunodeficiency virus, notoriously known as HIV, appears untouchable by the immune system, resulting in millions ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Recently, there’s been loud grumblings about a potential malaria vaccine, but a truly effective vaccine remained e ...FEB 16, 2017Microbiology
Spoiler alert, you’re infected with Epstein-Barr virus. Well, you’re probably infected - nearly 98% of peopl ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The Washington state’s Department of Health has reported a total of 404 confirmed cases of mumps since October 201 ...FEB 11, 2017Videos
The American Society for Microbiology held a meeting on Emerging Diseases Research. This video features two speakers, Re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2017Microbiology
JUPITER, FL – February 6, 2017 – The most frightening aspect of Zika virus has been its ability to produce s ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 06, 2017Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 05, 2017Microbiology
'Virus-like particles' (VLPs) have been used to create effective vaccines for a number of viral diseases includi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2017Cardiology
Coming down with the flu or even just a bad cold often has us reaching for the Advil, but a new research study indicates ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2017Microbiology
Scientists at the University of Exeter have found that antibiotics can stimulate the growth of bacteria. When Escherichi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2017Microbiology
Phage therapy may finally be gaining ground in the United States. Researchers from Tufts University just reported that a ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 01, 2017Immunology
HIV infections are particularly difficult to clear for many reasons, one being that they hide out in the immune system&r ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAR 26, 2017
Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2017
Cancer
You’ve heard of virus causing cancer. Now here’s a virus that can fight cancer. To selectively destroy cance
...
MAR 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Just weeks ago Peruvians were begging for rain, as much of the country was experiencing an intense drought. But as often
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can often cause neurologic complications, 40% of patients with HIV present with neuro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2017
Immunology
At the end of the eighteenth century, a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia killed nearly ten percent of the ci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 12, 2017
Immunology
While a common cold is a relatively minor nuisance for people with healthy immune systems, bone marrow transplant
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 09, 2017
Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in the world. There is constant research into the causes of these tum
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 27, 2017
Immunology
Thanks to the innate immune response, humans have an immediately-acting defense mechanism set in place against invading
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
It would seem that a deadly virus dubbed ‘Peste des Petits Ruminants’ (PPR) is wreaking havoc on a populatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have found that a virus can stimulate photosynthesis in bacterial hosts. The work, which was performed at the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2017
Immunology
Scientists keep chipping away at the mysteries of the immune system, and this time in a new study published in Nature Co
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 22, 2017
Immunology
More than ten thousand liters of air enter the lungs on a given day, but it’s not just oxygen that fills the lungs
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2017
Immunology
Human immunodeficiency virus, notoriously known as HIV, appears untouchable by the immune system, resulting in millions
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Recently, there’s been loud grumblings about a potential malaria vaccine, but a truly effective vaccine remained e
...
FEB 16, 2017
Microbiology
Spoiler alert, you’re infected with Epstein-Barr virus. Well, you’re probably infected - nearly 98% of peopl
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The Washington state’s Department of Health has reported a total of 404 confirmed cases of mumps since October 201
...
FEB 11, 2017
Videos
The American Society for Microbiology held a meeting on Emerging Diseases Research. This video features two speakers, Re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2017
Microbiology
JUPITER, FL – February 6, 2017 – The most frightening aspect of Zika virus has been its ability to produce s
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 06, 2017
Immunology
A new microneedle patch administered with the press of a thumb could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 05, 2017
Microbiology
'Virus-like particles' (VLPs) have been used to create effective vaccines for a number of viral diseases includi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2017
Cardiology
Coming down with the flu or even just a bad cold often has us reaching for the Advil, but a new research study indicates
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists at the University of Exeter have found that antibiotics can stimulate the growth of bacteria. When Escherichi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2017
Microbiology
Phage therapy may finally be gaining ground in the United States. Researchers from Tufts University just reported that a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 01, 2017
Immunology
HIV infections are particularly difficult to clear for many reasons, one being that they hide out in the immune system&r
...
Written By:
Kara Marker