Legal battles over gene patents and uncooperative patent holders threaten the widespread implementation of personalized medicine
Legal battles over gene patents and uncooperative patent holders threaten the widespread implementation of personalized medicine
Researchers reveal several new viruses lurking in healthy hives
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Pitfalls and triumphs on the way to complete vaccine protection.
Two research teams studying a rare genetic disorder discover independently that it's caused by genes that are crucial to DNA replication.
When someone snorts or smokes cocaine, which is composed of small crystalline alkaloid molecules, the drug enters the bloodstream and from there eventually crosses into the heart, brain, and other organs. Cocaine quickens heart and respiratory rates,
Like other enveloped viruses, HIV exits its host cell enshrouded in the cell’s membrane, which contains membrane molecules such as the human leukocyte antigens (HLA). The HLA proteins act as a set of cell identification marks: every person expresses
Successful vaccines have been created to protect against pathogenic bacteria and viruses. Why aren’t there any for combating fungal infections?
It may be time to reconsider an AIDS vaccine which is more human than viral, triggering the immune system in a way that no other vaccine does.