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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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JUN 25, 2016Videos
The Zika virus was first recognized in 1947 in rhesus monkeys in Uganda. Then, it was then identified in 1995 in humans. ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 23, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2016Videos
Donating blood is a friendly gesture by the public to give to those who are in need, but there are some restrictions in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2016Microbiology
Summer means mosquitoes. Mosquitoes mean itchy mosquito bites. Those itchy bites aren’t just a nuisance, they actu ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
After a cold virus (rhinovirus) gets into our bodies it must get access to our cells in order to release its RNA and mul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2016Immunology
Scientists say they have a clearer picture of how Zika virus infects a developing fetus, migrating from the mo ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 21, 2016Immunology
What do alpacas have that we don’t? Single-domain antibody fragments. Other camelids have them as well, and there ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from ...JUN 19, 2016Microbiology
A new study published in Trends in Parasitology reveals patterns that could be used to predict the locations of future z ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Unlike bacteria, viruses spread through and infect the human body by inserting viral DNA into our own cells, using them ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 09, 2016Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15 ...JUN 08, 2016Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study report found that at least 2,234 people contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from blood transfu ...JUN 02, 2016Immunology
The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an ess ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
While the current Zika virus outbreak is known to be transmittable from mother to fetus, the exact mechanism of this tra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the wild, survival of the fittest for some plants and animals mean sporting lethal venoms and toxins to kill whatever ...MAY 26, 2016Videos
While cancer research is incredibly complex and can take years to yield even one medication, one specific treatment is b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 24, 2016Neuroscience
At the Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience (MPFIN), researchers are looking at a a method used to repair DNA in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 23, 2016Immunology
Every year, scientists with the World Health Organization do their best to predict the most prevalent and dangerous infl ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2016Microbiology
Zika virus is a hot topic, especially because it may cause microcephaly. Researchers are working diligently to develop s ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 02, 2016Health & Medicine
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a h ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2016Health & Medicine
It is the antibodies that detect pathogens in order to fight infections and prevent disease, but there is an entire team ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Women at high-risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are now one step closer to getting timely screening and sam ...
JUN 25, 2016
Videos
The Zika virus was first recognized in 1947 in rhesus monkeys in Uganda. Then, it was then identified in 1995 in humans.
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 23, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2016
Videos
Donating blood is a friendly gesture by the public to give to those who are in need, but there are some restrictions in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 22, 2016
Microbiology
Summer means mosquitoes. Mosquitoes mean itchy mosquito bites. Those itchy bites aren’t just a nuisance, they actu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
After a cold virus (rhinovirus) gets into our bodies it must get access to our cells in order to release its RNA and mul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2016
Immunology
Scientists say they have a clearer picture of how Zika virus infects a developing fetus, migrating from the mo
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 21, 2016
Immunology
What do alpacas have that we don’t? Single-domain antibody fragments. Other camelids have them as well, and there
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from
...
JUN 19, 2016
Microbiology
A new study published in Trends in Parasitology reveals patterns that could be used to predict the locations of future z
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Unlike bacteria, viruses spread through and infect the human body by inserting viral DNA into our own cells, using them
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 09, 2016
Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15
...
JUN 08, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study report found that at least 2,234 people contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from blood transfu
...
JUN 02, 2016
Immunology
The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an ess
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the current Zika virus outbreak is known to be transmittable from mother to fetus, the exact mechanism of this tra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the wild, survival of the fittest for some plants and animals mean sporting lethal venoms and toxins to kill whatever
...
MAY 26, 2016
Videos
While cancer research is incredibly complex and can take years to yield even one medication, one specific treatment is b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 24, 2016
Neuroscience
At the Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience (MPFIN), researchers are looking at a a method used to repair DNA in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 23, 2016
Immunology
Every year, scientists with the World Health Organization do their best to predict the most prevalent and dangerous infl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2016
Microbiology
Zika virus is a hot topic, especially because it may cause microcephaly. Researchers are working diligently to develop s
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
It is the antibodies that detect pathogens in order to fight infections and prevent disease, but there is an entire team
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Women at high-risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are now one step closer to getting timely screening and sam
...