POSTS TAGGED AS infectious diseases

Aiming to Regenerate Intestinal Immunity

While polio is close to being the second human disease to be eradicated, knowledge of it is useful for [MORE]

The Human Microbiome Project So Far

Human Microbiome Project
With $170m funding some 200 scientists at 80 institutions, the has sought to identify a [MORE]

Listening to Pathogens

Nano Ear
Bacteria and viruses make faint sounds when they move—hard as that is to imagine.  To detect these acoustic [MORE]

Nanoparticles for Antibiotic-Resistant MRSA

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) accounts for nearly 19,000 deaths annually from hospital-acquired infections. Antibiotics which might otherwise penetrate the [MORE]