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Scientists Identify Antibodies That Neutralize the Virus Behind COVID-19
The antibodies attach to a part of the virus that doesn't appear to mutate, potentially allowing them to work on multiple ...
‘This is the Chernobyl of Biology’ Sun documentary exposes Wuhan ‘lab leak’ behind Covid… and US’s shock role in it
FEW of us had heard of the Chinese city of Wuhan when the world was first paralysed by Covid-19 five years ago. Today, the ...
Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat
Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of a coronavirus in bats that can enter ...
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The Origins of Viruses
Perhaps all viruses arose via a mechanism yet to be uncovered. Today's basic research in fields like microbiology, genomics, and structural biology may provide us with answers to this basic question.
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The surprising way herpes virus hijacks one’s immune system to reactivate
In a nutshell Scientists discovered that the herpes virus protein UL12.5 hijacks the body’s own immune pathways to trigger ...
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The Virus Behind COVID-19
Knowledge-building extension: Use the Biology of SARS-CoV-2 resource from HHMI BioInteractive, including four animations about the structure, replication, evolution, and treatment of the virus, along ...
A looming global threat: H5N1 virus decimates wildlife, disrupts ecosystems and endangers human health
We live in an era when human activities are negatively modifying the world at alarming rates. We are experiencing a massive ...
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New coronavirus found in bats, experts say it's no threat
an associate professor of molecular biology at Colorado College and author of "Molecular and Cellular Biology of Viruses," ...
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The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
What about viruses? Would you consider them living or nonliving? Let’s look closely at the life cycle of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – the virus that causes AIDS – to find out. This ...
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About the Editors
Dr. Abdelwhab is leading a research team to study the molecular biology of avian influenza viruses at the human-animal interface. His main interests are the genetic determinants of adaptation ...