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The Genetics Behind Immune Response Variability
The Scientist
| Jan 31, 2022
| 1 min read
Researchers seek genomic clues to understand differences in the immune response to infection.
Scientists Clone SARS-CoV-2 Genome with Quick Yeast-Based Method
Ruth Williams
| May 6, 2020
| 4 min read
The use of yeast artificial chromosomes has enabled the rapid genetic reconstruction of the novel coronavirus.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Turning on the Bat Signal
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists around the world investigate how bat immune systems cope with viral attacks and how this information could be used to keep humans safe.
Tweak to N Protein Makes Delta Variant More Infectious
Chloe Tenn
| Nov 5, 2021
| 2 min read
Using a novel lab technique, researchers identified a mutation that allows the virus to insert more genetic material into host cells.
Coronavirus Mutations Could Muddle COVID-19 PCR Tests
Jack J. Lee
| May 17, 2021
| 4 min read
Researchers find that SARS-CoV-2 variants can evade primer-probe sets and recommend that diagnostic assays include multiple targets for reliability.
New Strategies to Discover Human Disease Genes
The Scientist
| Oct 16, 2023
| 2 min read
Learn how researchers across health-related fields identify and characterize disease-causing genomic variants.
Bugs as Drugs to Boost Cancer Therapy
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Jan 18, 2024
| 7 min read
Bioengineered bacteria sneak past solid tumor defenses to guide CAR T cells’ attacks.
How Viruses Attack Plants
Claire Asher
| Jan 31, 2018
| 1 min read
Viruses are incapable of reproducing without the help of a host, whose cells copy their genetic material and fabricate the building blocks of new virus particles.
Antibody-Dependent Enhanced (ADE) Immunity
Beth Marie Mole
| Mar 1, 2013
| 1 min read
The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.
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