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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Membrane Transport - Page 149 - Google Books Result
Water movement across membranes. https://books.google.com/books?id=IqvSBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=david+ojcius&source=bl&ots=8oAEeAn9...
David Ojcius
Apr 9, 20221 min read


Fighting Infectious Diseases - Page 22 - Google Books Result
Chlamydia is a rampant sexually transmitted disease , the world's leading cause of preventable blindness. https://books.google.com/books?...
David Ojcius
Apr 9, 20221 min read


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David Ojcius
Apr 9, 20221 min read


David Ojcius on Lifelong Learning as a Researcher
“The industry I’m in is actually two in one: teaching and research. I love teaching and interacting with students. In many ways I learn...
David Ojcius
Apr 9, 20221 min read


IdeaMensch Interview with David Ojcius
“The idea of working in my current field came from my original interest in microorganisms and how they affect the immune system of the...
David Ojcius
Apr 9, 20221 min read


David M. Ojcius, PhD - Current Research in Microbial Sciences
David Ojcius is Professor at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco, USA. He gained his Ph.D. from the University of California,...
David Ojcius
Apr 9, 20221 min read


What triggers severe COVID? Infected immune cells hold clues
Two studies show that immune cells infected with #SARSCoV2 can stimulate a large inflammatory response via #inflammasome activation. In...
David Ojcius
Apr 6, 20224 min read


Outbreak at Shanghai Hospital Exposes Covid’s Risks to China’s Seniors
A #COVID19 outbreak is ravaging a hospital for older adults in Shanghai, China. Workers said that deaths are increasing & resources are...
David Ojcius
Apr 2, 20223 min read


David M. Ojcius: Loop (Frontiers)
Editorial roles Read more at: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/763495/editorial
David Ojcius
Mar 31, 20221 min read


IdeaMensch Interview - David Ojcius
“The idea of working in my current field came from my original interest in microorganisms and how they affect the immune system of the...
David Ojcius
Mar 31, 20221 min read


David Ojcius: on Lifelong Learning as a Researcher
“The industry I’m in is actually two in one: teaching and research. I love teaching and interacting with students. In many ways I learn...
David Ojcius
Mar 31, 20222 min read


Climate Change’s Hidden Impact: Landslides
#Climate change could increase likelihood of landslides due to more extreme rain events, more intense wildfires & rising sea levels. It...
David Ojcius
Mar 30, 20222 min read


Dozens of unidentified bat species likely live in Asia — and could host new viruses
A genomic analysis suggests that there are probably dozens of unknown species of horseshoe bats in southeast Asia, some of which could...
David Ojcius
Mar 29, 20223 min read


Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Threatens Control of Drug-Resistant TB
Russia’s Invasion of #Ukraine Threatens Control of Drug-Resistant #TB. Previous decades have seen an epidemic of MDR-TB in Russia &...
David Ojcius
Mar 26, 20223 min read


Why Do We Die Without Sleep?
Experiments on #sleep-deprived fruit flies suggest that reactive oxygen species build up in the gut & cut their lifespans in half. Why do...
David Ojcius
Mar 25, 202216 min read


California wildfire smoke poses health risk
Droughts & #wildfires are increasing due to #climate change. How to protect yourself Read more at: https://www.recordnet.com/story/opinio...
David Ojcius
Mar 21, 20221 min read


Breathing wildfire smoke can lead to respiratory and development problems later in life
Exposure to #wildfire smoke altered DNA in monkeys, according to @UCDavis study. The results suggest that like the monkeys, young people...
David Ojcius
Mar 21, 20221 min read


Scientists struggle to probe COVID’s origins amid sparse data from China
3 recent preprints offer further evidence supporting the hypothesis that the #coronavirus spread from animals to people. A next step in...
David Ojcius
Mar 21, 20228 min read


Eating specially-colored muffins could reveal whether you have inflammatory bowel disease
Eating blue muffins can reveal health of gut #microbiome. Eating a muffin dyed blue could reveal your gut transit time, which may help...
David Ojcius
Mar 19, 20223 min read


Are ‘COVID toes’ actually caused by the coronavirus?
A surge in people with discolored toes does not seem to be linked to #COVID19. New report suggests that #COVID toe could have been caused...
David Ojcius
Mar 17, 20224 min read
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