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NC lawmakers launch ‘fact-finding mission’ into UNC coronavirus researcher Ralph Baric
Interest in what caused the coronavirus pandemic has many political dimensions today, with President Trump saying genetic ...
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Tanya Mayadas to lead new immunological sciences institute
Indian American immunologist selected as next Chair of University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Microbiology and Immunology ...
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Molecular structure determined for efflux pumps that confer tuberculosis bedaquiline resistance
When the antibiotic bedaquiline was introduced in 2012, it was the first new tuberculosis drug in over 40 years. Bedaquiline ...
Q&A: Unifying the microbiome sciences for global health and sustainability
Even if we can't see them, microorganisms are everywhere, inextricably linked to life on Earth at every level. They range from pathogenic bacteria and viruses that can make us sick to the microbes ...
Key protein enables 'shock and kill' strategy for HIV latent virus clearance
More than 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV-1, which continues to be a major global health challenge due to its ...
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Shedding light on the composition of extreme microbial dark matter: alternative approaches for culturing extremophiles
Moreover, the success of the first step does not guarantee effective culturability. Extremophile research has consistently remained at the cutting edge of microbiology, opening unexplored territory in ...
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How UAB finds healthy volunteers — fast — as controls for clinical studies
UAB is a stronghold at finding patients for studies, but healthy controls were harder. The Healthy Donor Cohort at the ...