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FLiRT – All You Need To Know About The Latest COVID-19 Variants
IFLScience· 4 hours agoThere’s a family of new COVID-19 variants in town, and at least one of them looks set to begin...
COVID-19 Proteins Can Hang Around In The Blood For Up To 14 Months After Infection
IFLScience· 1 day agoA recent study has added another piece to this puzzle by demonstrating the persistence of viral ...
COVID-19 virus disrupts protein production: Researcher discusses her recent findings
Phys.org· 6 days agoOne thing we do know: Following infection, it's critical that our cells make new proteins to defend against the virus. Writer Jenni Bozec recently spoke ...
How Do Immune Cells Communicate To Fight Viruses?
Technology Networks· 6 days agoChemokines are signalling proteins that orchestrate the interaction of immune cells against pathogens and tumours. Researchers at the University Hospital...
Rare and fatal brain disease in two deer hunters heightens concerns about CWD
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 5 days agoTwo friends who hunted deer together at the same lodge contracted an extremely rare brain disease...
Kaposi sarcoma discovery and mouse model could facilitate drug development
Medical Xpress· 20 hours agoAnimal models are essential to move new drugs from the laboratory bench into clinical trials," said UNC Lineberger's Dirk Dittmer, Ph.D., senior corresponding author, co-leader of the UNC Lineberger ...
Vaccinia virus: New insights into the structure and function of the poxvirus prototype
Phys.org· 1 day agoAn outbreak of infections with the mpox virus—formerly known as monkeypox—in Europe in 2022 led to a...
Giant virus discovered in wastewater treatment plant infects deadly parasite
Phys.org· 6 days agoThe single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri ranks among the deadliest human parasites. Researchers...
Multicellular Bacteria Evolve Defenses that Resemble the Immune System
The Scientist· 9 hours agoWhile loner bacteria boast impressive genetic diversity, cooperating bugs are genetically similar to ensure that no members carry mutations that favor their own growth at the expense of the ...
U.S. has found H5N1 flu virus in milk. Here’s why the risk to humans is likely low.
The Conversation· 1 day agoReports that the H5N1 virus has been found in raw and pasteurized milk in the United States have raised questions regarding the safety of H5N1-contaminated milk for human consumption. Although ...