Daily Archives: January 15, 2016
A novel reovirus mutant: toward the next generation of viruses for cancer treatment?
In the last decade or so, it has been realized that viruses are not only foes to fight, but possible therapeutics against diseases such as cancer. Most of these so-called oncolytic viruses are engineered to acquire desirable
Total ankle replacements in diabetics
Diabetes is a growing public health concern with 380 million people worldwide projected to have the disease by 2025. With over 1% of the world’s population having ankle arthritis, many diabetic patients will require operative treatment. Modern
A central theory of biology
Like all sciences, Biology began with the systematic categorization of plants and animals, beginning with Linnaeus’s Binomial Nomenclature. That process was based on the appearance of organisms, which we know is subjective due to the way that
Counteracting a host factor allows adenovirus infection to progress to new virus production
Viruses use the cells of another organism to reproduce and spread. Although very variable in size, the genetic material of a virus is usually tiny in comparison to that of its host and so cannot specify very
The GC-MS tutorial to successfully carry out your metabolomics study
The term metabolite is usually restricted to small molecules that are the intermediates and products of metabolism, which represent the result of complex interactions between our genetic inheritance and multiple environmental stimuli. Characterization of the metabolome is a challenging but necessary
Is the post-polio syndrome due to chronic poliovirus infection?
Over the years, poliomyelitis survivors may experience e progressive decline of physical strength accompanied by intolerance to cold, chronic pain and other disabilities. This condition, termed post-polio syndrome (PPS), may lead to the incapacity of living an
