Serological Tools Transforming Equine Disease Research and Diagnosis
Understanding the immune response of horses to infectious agents is central to equine health research. Serological tools, which detect antibodies…
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West Nile Virus Facts That Might Surprise You
West Nile Virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that has silently affected millions worldwide since it was first discovered in…
JC Polyomavirus: The Quiet Passenger That Might Fuel Cancer
Decades ago, when JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) was first isolated, scientists could hardly have imagined that the small non-enveloped DNA virus…
The Hidden Game of TB and Dendritic Cells
TB has continued to be a major human health threat throughout different centuries. The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) causes tuberculosis…
CRISPR-Cas9-Based Genome Editing in Staphylococcus aureus: Advances, Applications, and Future Prospects
Introduction Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a Gram-positive opportunistic pathogen that can cause a variety of diseases, from skin and…
Ferrets: Little Stars in Anti-Infective Drug Research
In nonclinical research for new drug development, experimental animal models play a crucial role. Mice, rabbits, and monkeys are familiar…
Chikungunya: ‘Severe Joint Pain’ Spread by Mosquitoes
Introduction of CHIKV The Togaviridae family contains the Alphavirus genus virus known as CHIKV (Chikungunya virus). The virus measures 70…
How does Candida Albicans Cause Disease?
With the progress of second-generation sequencing technology, apart from bacteria, another key player in intestinal microbiome, the symbiotic fungi group,…
Research Progress on the Molecular Mechanism of Immunoglobulin IgM
Immunoglobulin serves as a principal element of the human adaptive immune system. There are two forms of immunoglobulin: Ig serves…
What is the Role of tRNA Methylation Modification in the Cell Cycle?
Post-transcriptional modifications of RNA molecules include methylation, acetylation deamination, isomerization, glycosylation, thiolation and pseudouracil modification among other types. Methylation represents…