Exploring algae and cyanobacteria as a promising natural source of antiviral drug against SARS-CoV-2
The present outburst of #coronavirus-associated (#SARSCoV2) acute respiratory disease coronavirus disease 19 (#COVID19) in December 2019...
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
The present outburst of #coronavirus-associated (#SARSCoV2) acute respiratory disease coronavirus disease 19 (#COVID19) in December 2019...
Special issue in Microbes and Infection on #COVID19 and the new #coronavirus. All articles have free promotional access for six months....
Once perceived as a symbol of modernity, plastics have been the subject of a rapid and profound global challenge in recent years,...
As large parts of California went back into lockdown and healthcare systems in many states began to waver under the strain, new cases of...
Researchers developed a device that can rapidly detect certain types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The device uses paper as a...
Although researchers aren’t sure whether a vaccine or a coronavirus infection itself produces the stronger immune response, one thing is...
What are Candida infections? The fungus Candida typically lives harmlessly on the skin or mucous membranes, but when it starts to...
A Stay-At-Home order, aimed at fighting the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, will take effect in most of California, US, affecting >30 million...
This commentary in the California Dental Association Journal describes the changes taking place in dentistry and speculates on...
Multiple layers of protection, imagined as cheese slices, block the spread of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes...
The C.D.C. will soon decide which group to recommend next, and the debate over the trade-offs is growing heated. Ultimately, states will...
Emerging infectious diseases represent a major challenge to human health worldwide. The risk of evolving new infectious pathogens has...
There are now 237 coronavirus vaccine projects in the world, developed using very different techniques. Article in French describes how...
Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection with a ribonucleoside analogue, MK-4482/EIDD-2801 or Molnupiravir, suppresses coronavirus transmission...
Scientists find evidence linking gut microbiome to major depressive disorder. Findings highlight links between gut health & mental health...
“If you want to really understand what’s going on in a city on a basic chemical, biological level, you should be looking at the...
Researchers developed an imaging tool to create detailed spatial maps of the locations & identities of 100s of different microbial...
Denmark will dig up 1000s of dead mink culled to prevent spread of the coronavirus, after animals started to rise out of their mass...
When Biden and Harris take their oaths of office in January, they will be leading a nation in the middle of its worst public health...
H5N8 avian flu has been confirmed at a commercial turkey fattening farm in the UK. Officials said all 10,500 birds at the farm would be...