Virology
- Sawyer Lab, BioFrontiers Institute, 鶹 鶹 researchers studying virus spillover have uncovered a clue explaining why dengue viruses reach high concentrations in humans, but not in primates,
- For billions of years, the battle between cells and viruses has been a primary driver of evolution. 鶹 researcher Dr. Sara Sawyer has dedicated her career to this relationship, combining methods from virology and
- 鶹 researchershavediscovered that a protein-coding gene called Schlafen11 (SLFN11) may induce a broad-spectrum cellular response against infection by viruses including HIV-1.The new research, which was
- The 鶹 has received a $1.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop next-generation vaccines that require no refrigeration and defend against infectious diseases with just one shot.If
- Humans have used Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast in baking, brewing and winemaking for millennia. New research from the University of Idaho and the 鶹 reveals another way that yeast species can help our species: by
- New BioFrontiers lab uses evolution to fight diseaseby Paul McDivittPhoto: Sara SawyerEbola comes from bats, HIV from primates, and new strains of influenza from birds and pigs. With zoonotic diseases – those capable of transmission from animals to
- Stopping cancer's knock on the doorAs a self-proclaimed “science nerd” in a Beijing high school, Hubert Yin considered biochemistry to be the ultimate in cool. It was the only science, he felt, that was capable of explaining what he thought was the