The importance of testing for diseases was thrust into the limelight during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us have undergone a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) or ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) test within the past ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 19, 2024
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Viruses are master parasites that have adapted to infect many host species. Some viruses even use multiple hosts to spread their infections—such as arboviruses that use insects to move their infections to mammalian hosts ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 10, 2024
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Scientists from NTU have made a discovery about a protein named 14-3-3η, revealing its complex role in the host's defense against RNA viruses.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 29, 2024
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All organisms—from fungi to mammals—have the capacity to evolve and adapt to their environments. But viruses are master shapeshifters with an ability to mutate greater than any other organism. As a result, they can evade ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 27, 2024
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Viruses are tricky to keep up with. They evolve quickly and regularly develop new proteins that help them infect their hosts. These rapid shifts mean that researchers are still trying to understand a multitude of viral proteins ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 26, 2024
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In recent years, public health measures, surveillance, and vaccination have helped bring about significant progress in reducing the impact of seasonal flu epidemics, caused by human influenza viruses A and B. However, a possible ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 19, 2024
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New research from Rice University scientists is shedding light on how viruses ensure their survival by precisely timing the release of new viruses. The discovery offers a new theoretical framework for understanding these ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2024
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HIV, Ebola and most recently, COVID-19 viruses have had an enormous impact on our societies world-wide. All these viruses are "enveloped viruses," viruses that have an exterior envelope that surrounds them largely composed ...
Biochemistry
Jul 3, 2024
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A unique collaboration between two UT Southwestern Medical Center labs—one that studies bacteria and another that studies viruses—has identified two immune proteins that appear key to fighting infections. The findings, ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 17, 2024
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A review delves into the significance of biomolecular condensation in cellular processes, the impact of aberrant phase separation on diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases, cancers, and infectious diseases, and the potential ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 16, 2024
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