Tag: viruses

Mosquitoes: Itchy Annoyance or Sneaky Killers?

December 4, 2023 admin

by Margaret Dedloff When you think about the world’s deadliest animals, you might think about the Nile crocodile, responsible for […]

Even Fungi Get Sick

November 3, 2023 admin

by Autumn Coleman We all know that viruses infect people. We’ve seen them infect pets, other animals, and maybe even […]

Viral Growth Curves

Techniques

October 27, 2023 admin

by Margaret Dedloff Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 Viral growth curves allow scientists to observe how a virus grows […]

Cómo mutan los virus

Español

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 admin

Publicado el 10 Marzo del 2022 por Mariah Jones (English Version) Traducido por Giselle Prida Ajo A medida que navegamos […]

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic

March 31, 2023 admin

by Margaret Dedloff Each year, between 10 and 40 million people in the United States get sick with influenza, or […]

Focus Forming Assay

Techniques

March 9, 2023 admin

by Margaret Dedloff Technique name: Focus Forming Assay Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? Unlike […]

Plaque Assay

Techniques

March 9, 2023 admin

by Margaret Dedloff Technique name: Plaque Assay Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? When growing […]

Virulence

Glossary

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023 admin

(noun. /VEER-you-lense/) by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Virulence is the severity of the damage a microorganism (like bacteria, […]

Oncogenes: Driving life in fast forward mode

April 15, 2022April 22, 2022 admin

by Deepika Jayaprakash One major cause of human cancer development is the activation of certain genes known as proto-oncogenes. Proto-oncogenes […]

Virus y bacterias: ¿Cuál es la diferencia?

Español

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 admin

Publicado en February 3, 2021 por Nicole Gadda (English version) Traducido por Maria X. Cardenas, PhD ¿Alguna vez te has […]

Developing the mRNA Vaccine

April 2, 2022July 23, 2023 admin

by Devina Thiono Versión en Español A vaccine is an effective way to train our immune system to handle an […]

Epitope

Glossary

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 admin

(noun. /EP-ih-tohp/) by Devina Thiono What does it mean? An epitope is the specific site/location on an antigen (for example, […]

How Viruses Mutate

March 6, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

by Mariah Jones As we find ourselves still navigating through this pandemic, every day we learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 […]

Vaccine

Glossary

February 11, 2021March 2, 2021 admin

By Taylor Tibbs (noun, /vak-SEEN/) What does it mean? A vaccine is a biological product used to protect or immunize […]

Viruses vs. bacteria: What’s the Difference?

February 3, 2021April 8, 2022 admin

By Nicole Gadda Versión en Español Have you ever wondered why antibiotics treat strep throat, but not a bad case […]

Vaccines and COVID-19

October 22, 2020February 13, 2021 admin

By Carolina A. Herrera Vaccines train your immune system to fight against harmful invading pathogens, which are microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, […]

Bacteriophage

Glossary

September 9, 2020October 25, 2021 admin

By Nicole Gadda (Noun. /bak-TEE-ree-o-faje/) A bacteriophage is a virus that only infects bacteria. Like all viruses, they’re not living […]