Virology
Sawyer Lab, BioFrontiers Institute, Ƶ18 Ƶ18 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. Ƶ18 researcher Dr. Sara Sawyer has dedicated her career to this relationship, combining methods from virology and
Ƶ18 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 Ƶ18 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 Ƶ18 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