Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease found worldwide, caused by the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii. In humans, infection poses a particular risk to pregnant women, as it can lead to birth defects. Like the closely ...
Evolution
Feb 16, 2024
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RNA viruses, such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, are in a life-and-death race the moment they infect a cell.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 24, 2023
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As more reports appear of a grim "post-antibiotic era" ushered in by the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, a new strategy for fighting infection is emerging that targets a patient's cells rather than those of the invading ...
Biochemistry
Dec 11, 2013
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Viruses are as simple as they are "smart": too elementary to be able to reproduce by themselves, they exploit the reproductive "machinery" of cells, by inserting pieces of their own DNA so that it is transcribed by the host ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 25, 2013
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It's not a hacker lab. At Brandeis University, sophisticated computational models and advances in graphical processing units are helping scientists understand the complex interplay between genomic data, virus structure and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 18, 2013
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New biological research reveals how an invading virus hijacks a cell's workings by imitating a signaling marker to defeat the body's defenses. By manipulating cell signals, the virus destroys a defensive protein designed ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 26, 2012
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Influenza virus can rapidly evolve from one form to another, complicating the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs used to treat it. By first understanding the complex host cell pathways that the flu uses for replication, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 27, 2012
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Researchers test a pre-emptive anti-viral treatment on a common virus known to cause respiratory infections.
Plasma Physics
Dec 16, 2011
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UBC researchers have identified the world's largest marine virus--an unusually complex 'mimi-like virus' that infects an ecologically important and widespread planktonic predator.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 25, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Viruses like Hepatitis C proliferate by tricking cellular machinery into manufacturing the parts for duplicate viral particles.
Biochemistry
Sep 30, 2009
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