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17/02/2021

25/04/2020

🧬 Today (25th April) is the National DNA Day in the USA, but later on, April 25 has since been declared "International DNA Day" and "World DNA Day" by several groups. 🧬
Read Watson and Crick's paper from https://www.nature.com/articles/171737a0

22/04/2020

The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, has authorized the first clinical trial of a vaccine against COVID-19 in Germany.
More Details: https://www.pei.de/EN/newsroom/press-releases/year/2020/08-first-clinical-trial-sars-cov-2-germany.html

22/04/2020

Understanding how COVID-19 spreads is an important part of preventing disease. Virus-laden droplets produced through respiration are dangerous weapons that cause infection. Research shows that the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 are impacted by the number and size of these droplets, as well as t...

21/04/2020

21/04/2020

by Daniel | A decade ago, Fred Neidhardt wrote a tour de force post for our blog on a case of con­ver­gence be­tween bac­te­ri­al phy­sio­lo­gy and vi­ru­lence that fea­tured a re­view by Da­le­broux et al. from Mi­chele Swan­son's lab. The spe­ci­fic to­pic ...

20/04/2020

Microbiology Monday: Built environments and ? Over the last decade, the research into the presence, abundance, diversity, function, and transmission of microbes in the built environments has revealed common pathogen exchange pathways and mechanisms.

A new minireview in mSystems describes built environment considerations to reduce transmission and provides actionable and achievable guidance to BE decision makers, building operators, and all indoor occupants attempting to minimize infectious disease transmission through environmentally mediated pathways.

Learn more in mSystems: https://skyw.io/XFhSJK

Image: Artistic rendering of the structure and cross section of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The spike glycoprotein, RNA and N protein, Envelope, and Hemagglutinin-esterase dimer are labeled.

20/04/2020

Past pandemics have been accompanied by a rise in a variety of mental health and neurological problems.

20/04/2020

Let's interact! What's this microorganism name? It causes vaginal infections and infections in imunnosupressed patients. Ps.Cromogenic Candida agar 🧫✨
Vamos interagir! Qual é o nome desse microorganismo? Causa infecções vaginais e infecções em pacientes imunossuprimidos. Ágar cromogênico de Candida 🧫✨
Interagissons! Quel est le nom de ce micro-organisme? Il provoque des infections vaginales et des infections chez les patientes immunodéprimées. Gélose chromogène Candida 🧫✨