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Researchers use smart phone to make a faster infection detector
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Findings provide new insight into widespread virus behind birth defects
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WHO recommends use of first typhoid conjugate vaccine
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Researchers develop a novel RNA-based therapy to target West Nile Virus
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Ancient origins of viruses discovered
Posted on April 5, 2018 | No CommentsViruses infecting us today have ancient evolutionary histories A new study published in Nature transforms our understanding of the origins and evolution of viruses. Research, published in Nature, has found that many of the viruses infecting us […] -
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Researchers discover genetic fingerprint that could open vaccine paths for Malaria
Posted on March 29, 2018 | No CommentsResearchers from an international team have pinpointed a genetic fingerprint of proteins linked to deadly Malaria strains, which they say could herald a game changer for vaccine development. Scientists were focused on the child aspect in this […]