Tagged: flu

In this Review, we discuss the best practices for performing a microbiome study, including experimental design, choice of molecular analysis technology, methods for data analysis and the integration of multiple omics data sets. We...

Until recently, scientists studying multicellular organisms at the cellular level had one big problem: their techniques did not allow them to account for cell-to-cell variation. That’s because the technology required the use of bulk...

Junichi Taniguchi, the first author of the study, developed a molecular program that recruits a histone-acetylating enzyme to a specific part of a DNA strand. The program, called Bi-PIP, is formed of two components:...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have developed a new single-injection vaccine that can carry…Read More… See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News MIT team develops single-injection polymer vaccine...

At least 10 people in Kerala have died due to Nipah virus encephalitis, a rare but emerging infectious disease. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Nipah virus in Kerala: 10 dead, 22 people...

A nurse treating the deadly contagious disease has died. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Ebola Claims Two More Lives in Congo as Vaccinations Under Way Source: Virology News

– In the life-and-death race to make the first effective vaccine against Ebola, one company – Merck – seems bound to win. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Why the world needs more...

A national shortage of the flu vaccine has hit the ACT with ACT Health staff working to redistribute stock to ensure it goes to those with the greatest need.The shortage …… See it on...

A global coalition set up a year ago to fight epidemics has struck a $25 million deal with two U.S. biotech companies to accelerate work on a vaccine against the brain-damaging Nipah virus that...

The natural body temperature can hinder the development of a potentially potent dengue, Zika vaccine, say researchers at the UNC School of Medicine. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Natural Body Temperature Major...