Antigenic variation: How pathogens control changes in their cell surface to evade the immune system
The immune system responds to an infection by producing antibodies that recognize and bind to the cell surface of the ...
The National Interest on MSN16h
The U.S. Military Is Already Preparing for the Next Pandemic
With lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pentagon is focused on the next one—from the hypothetical “Pathogen X.” ...
ScienceAlert on MSN3d
Ancestor of Black Death Has Been Discovered in Bronze-Age Sheep
"It was remarkable to discover a domesticated sheep from the Bronze Age that was infected with LNBA plague. This gave us an ...
CRISPR-Cascade test detects bloodstream infections in minutes without amplification
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a CRISPR-based diagnostic tool capable of detecting ...
The Scientist2d
Genetic Insights Break Infectious Pathogen Barriers
Molecular detection technologies help scientists rapidly and reliably find and address ever-evolving pathogens with optimal accuracy and sensitivity.
EurekAlert!1d
New CRISPR-based diagnostic test detects pathogens in blood without amplification
Bioengineering professor and The Grainger College of Engineering’s Dean, Rashid Bashir, led a team of researchers in a project that’s resulted in new technology that offers rapid, highly sensitive det ...
Monitor6d
Pathogen economy: Govt funds scientists in push for local drug production
The Ugandan government has unveiled a series of innovation grants aimed at boosting scientific research and industrial ...
Labroots1d
Proteins on Immune Cells Determine Longevity
Our bodies response to invading pathogens through different mechanisms of the immune system. Innate immunity first detects ...