Ancient Maya tooth sealant glued gemstones in place—and may have prevented tooth decay
The ancient Maya believed their breath was a link to the divine. To purify it, many people filed, notched, and polished their teeth, some...
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
The ancient Maya believed their breath was a link to the divine. To purify it, many people filed, notched, and polished their teeth, some...
Tomato plants gene-edited to produce a precursor to #vitaminD could provide an animal-free source of the crucial nutrient. Because...
Beneath our feet is an ecosystem so astonishing that it tests the limits of our imagination. It’s as diverse as a rainforest or a coral...
Faculty and students will showcase the creative and insightful research projects they have undertaken this year during Pacific’s annual...
by David M. Ojcius , Toni Darville and Patrik M. Bavoil Chlamydia is a rampant sexually transmitted disease , the world's leading cause...
“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...
“The idea of working in my current field came from my original interest in microorganisms and how they affect the immune system of the...
Yu, Fei, Lanying Du, David Ojcius, Chungen Pan, and Shibo Jiang. 2020. “Measures for Diagnosing and Treating Infections by a Novel...
Researchers characterized ~100 sponge species from the Caribbean to study the sponges' unique microbiomes. They found two distinct...
Fourteen Argentines who improved medicine in the world. The National Academy of Medicine pays them tribute in a book. #medicine...
After briefly dropping in early months of the #COVID19 pandemic in 2020, rates of sexually transmitted infections in US then resurged...
Modulation of apoptosis during infection with Chlamydia. By JEAN-LUC PERFETTINI, MATHIEU GISSOT, PHILIPPE SOUQUE, and DAVID M. OJCIUS...
Water movement across membranes. https://books.google.com/books?id=IqvSBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=david+ojcius&source=bl&ots=8oAEeAn9...
Chlamydia is a rampant sexually transmitted disease , the world's leading cause of preventable blindness. https://books.google.com/books?...
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“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...
“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 is Professor at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco, USA. He gained his Ph.D. from the University of California,...
Two studies show that immune cells infected with #SARSCoV2 can stimulate a large inflammatory response via #inflammasome activation. In...
A #COVID19 outbreak is ravaging a hospital for older adults in Shanghai, China. Workers said that deaths are increasing & resources are...