MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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HIV & AIDS - signs, symptoms, transmission, causes & pathology

David Ojcius

Jun 30, 20211 min read

HIV & AIDS - signs, symptoms, transmission, causes & pathology

What are HIV & #AIDS? (free video) #HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is a type of virus that infects human immune cells. Over time,...

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Beyond coronavirus: the virus discoveries transforming biology

David Ojcius

Jun 30, 202111 min read

Beyond coronavirus: the virus discoveries transforming biology

#virus #virology #viral #coronavirus There are ~10*31 individual viral particles inhabiting the ocean at any given time, but we’ve...

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How coronavirus aerosols travel through lungs

David Ojcius

Jun 7, 20213 min read

How coronavirus aerosols travel through lungs

#coronavirus #aerosols #virus #virology #COVID19 More than 65% of inhaled coronavirus particles reach the deepest region of our lungs...

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Special Issue Call for Papers: Advances in Microbial Pathogenesis

David Ojcius

Jun 6, 20211 min read

Special Issue Call for Papers: Advances in Microbial Pathogenesis

#microbiology #pathogenesis #immunology #immunity #bacteria #virus #virology #mycology #infectiousdisease #genetics #microbiota The...

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Quadruple protection procedure for resuming pig production in small-scale ASFV+ farms in China

David Ojcius

May 23, 20211 min read

Quadruple protection procedure for resuming pig production in small-scale ASFV+ farms in China

#AfricanSwineFever #ASF #agriculture #virology #pigs #pork African swine fever (ASF) outbreak has caused serious economic losses in Asia...

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Watch the video: Current Research in Microbial Sciences

David Ojcius

May 2, 20211 min read

Watch the video: Current Research in Microbial Sciences

Current Research in Microbial Sciences topics covered include: #Genetics, #metabolism: #bacteria, #fungi, #protozoa, viruses;...

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An overview of mosquito vectors of Zika virus

David Ojcius

Jan 23, 20211 min read

An overview of mosquito vectors of Zika virus

The mosquito-borne arbovirus #Zika virus (ZIKV, Flavivirus, Flaviviridae), has caused an outbreak impressive by its magnitude and rapid...

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Lessons from the host defenses of bats, a unique viral reservoir

David Ojcius

Jan 21, 20211 min read

Lessons from the host defenses of bats, a unique viral reservoir

Recently there have been several major outbreaks due to emerging bat-borne viruses. Studying mechanisms of immune tolerance in bats could...

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We Know Almost Nothing About Giant Viruses

David Ojcius

Jan 6, 20211 min read

We Know Almost Nothing About Giant Viruses

Giant viruses are mysteriously large & complex. We still don’t know much about what giant viruses do, other than kill amoebas & algae....

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David Ojcius

Dec 27, 20201 min read

What are HIV & AIDS? (free video)

HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is a type of virus that infects primarily human immune cells. Over time, immune cells are lost,...

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New Journal: Current Research in Microbial Sciences

David Ojcius

Dec 26, 20201 min read

New Journal: Current Research in Microbial Sciences

Introducing new journal: "Current Research in Microbial Sciences" publishes articles in all areas of the broad field of #microbiology,...

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David Ojcius

Dec 25, 20201 min read

Current Research in Microbial Sciences

Current Research in Microbial Sciences is a new journal that specializes in the field of microbiology, the study of microorganisms and/or...

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COVID-19 - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

David Ojcius

Dec 16, 20201 min read

COVID-19 - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

What is #COVID19? The coronaviruses that circulate among humans are typically benign, and they cause about a quarter of all common cold...

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David Ojcius

Dec 11, 20201 min read

The Coronavirus, Bats and Us

They probably spread the #coronavirus that’s killing humans. We almost certainly spread the fungus that’s killing them. "Bat viruses...

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Innovative universal flu vaccine shows promise in first clinical test

David Ojcius

Dec 10, 20201 min read

Innovative universal flu vaccine shows promise in first clinical test

A universal #FluVaccine shows promising results in a small early trial. The vaccine targets the stalk of haemagglutinin (HA) proteins,...

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Phytochemicals against SARS-CoV-2 as potential drug leads

David Ojcius

Dec 10, 20201 min read

Phytochemicals against SARS-CoV-2 as potential drug leads

The newly emerged #SARSCoV2 strains from the #coronavirus (CoV) family is causing one of the most disruptive pandemics of the past...

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