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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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DEC 18, 2015Immunology
The art of diagnosis will soon be fine-tuned; Stanford scientists identified a specific pattern of gene expression that ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 15, 2015Immunology
A specific group of antibodies are nurtured by the immune system to fight HIV. This process naturally occurs in the pres ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 08, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have deployed a powerful new drug discovery technique to identify ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 06, 2015Microbiology
New research from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that herpesviruses might play a role in neurological disorders ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 03, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a group of 150 different types of related viruses which are known to cause warts, also ca ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 01, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Truvuda, also known as PrEP, is a little blue pill that is the only FDA approved drug for prophylactic prevention agains ...NOV 29, 2015Microbiology
A study conducted by NPR and Truven Health Analytics found that most Americans don’t think they need the flu vacci ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 28, 2015Videos
Charlie Sheen, 50, recently divulged on national television that he is HIV positive. Along with personal recounts of his ...NOV 28, 2015Health & Medicine
A group of German and Israeli scientists have successfully grown human liver cells in the laboratory that did not lose t ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 28, 2015Microbiology
Austrian researchers discovered a new strain of bacteria in foxes. It is closely related to Candidatus Neoehrlichi ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 20, 2015Health & Medicine
A new use of an old drug might be the "game changer” researchers were looking for in their quest to cure HIV. ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 19, 2015Microbiology
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed nearly 12,000 lives since 2014, leaving researchers scrambling to develop ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 17, 2015Immunology
Extensive scrutinizing of the broadly neutralizing antibodies produced by individuals several years into an HIV infectio ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 11, 2015Immunology
A single signaling protein required for a successful immune attack against viral infections may be the key to improving ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 10, 2015Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 04, 2015Immunology
Previously thought to create immunotolerance, scientists from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapo ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 28, 2015Health & Medicine
Flu season looms overhead, and it's more important than ever to get vaccinated. Every year the flu virus mutates, an ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 26, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and the Central Michigan University College of Medici ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 20, 2015Immunology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, and until now scientists had no effective way of ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 16, 2015Microbiology
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Ebola (and it probably won’t be the last). Recently ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 07, 2015Microbiology
This year’s El Nino could bring a surge in Dengue fever cases. Researchers at the University of Florida, led ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 06, 2015Immunology
The Nova Scotia Health Authority in Canada is leading a hepatitis C study at the Prince Edward Island's (PEI) provin ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 18, 2015
Immunology
The art of diagnosis will soon be fine-tuned; Stanford scientists identified a specific pattern of gene expression that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 15, 2015
Immunology
A specific group of antibodies are nurtured by the immune system to fight HIV. This process naturally occurs in the pres
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 08, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have deployed a powerful new drug discovery technique to identify
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 06, 2015
Microbiology
New research from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that herpesviruses might play a role in neurological disorders
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 03, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a group of 150 different types of related viruses which are known to cause warts, also ca
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Truvuda, also known as PrEP, is a little blue pill that is the only FDA approved drug for prophylactic prevention agains
...
NOV 29, 2015
Microbiology
A study conducted by NPR and Truven Health Analytics found that most Americans don’t think they need the flu vacci
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 28, 2015
Videos
Charlie Sheen, 50, recently divulged on national television that he is HIV positive. Along with personal recounts of his
...
NOV 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
A group of German and Israeli scientists have successfully grown human liver cells in the laboratory that did not lose t
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 28, 2015
Microbiology
Austrian researchers discovered a new strain of bacteria in foxes. It is closely related to Candidatus Neoehrlichi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 20, 2015
Health & Medicine
A new use of an old drug might be the "game changer” researchers were looking for in their quest to cure HIV.
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 19, 2015
Microbiology
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed nearly 12,000 lives since 2014, leaving researchers scrambling to develop
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 17, 2015
Immunology
Extensive scrutinizing of the broadly neutralizing antibodies produced by individuals several years into an HIV infectio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 11, 2015
Immunology
A single signaling protein required for a successful immune attack against viral infections may be the key to improving
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 10, 2015
Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 04, 2015
Immunology
Previously thought to create immunotolerance, scientists from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
Flu season looms overhead, and it's more important than ever to get vaccinated. Every year the flu virus mutates, an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 26, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and the Central Michigan University College of Medici
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 20, 2015
Immunology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, and until now scientists had no effective way of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 16, 2015
Microbiology
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Ebola (and it probably won’t be the last). Recently
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 07, 2015
Microbiology
This year’s El Nino could bring a surge in Dengue fever cases. Researchers at the University of Florida, led
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 06, 2015
Immunology
The Nova Scotia Health Authority in Canada is leading a hepatitis C study at the Prince Edward Island's (PEI) provin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker