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![Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, also rendered Penn & Teller: B.S.!, Bullsh*t!, Bulls***!, or Bull!, is an American documentary television series that has aired since 2003 on the premium cable channel Showtime. In Canada, the series airs on […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/PennTeller-36x36.png "Penn & Teller de-construct the anti-vaccination movement")
Penn & Teller de-construct the anti-vaccination movement
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How Pandemics Spread: Introduction to Infectious Diseases
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![When you get the flu, viruses turn your cells into tiny factories that help spread the disease. In this animation, NPR’s Robert Krulwich and medical animator David Bolinsky explain how a flu virus can trick a single […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FLU-36x36.jpg "Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body")
Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body
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![The first part explores how centuries of scientific and religious dogma were overturned by the earliest discoveries of the existence of cells, and how scientists came to realise that there was, literally, more to life than meets […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cell-36x36.jpg "BBC The Cell The Hidden Kingdom – Documentary")
BBC The Cell The Hidden Kingdom – Documentary
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![This video, created by Nucleus Medical Media, shows the function of white blood cells in normal immunity. It also portrays how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects the immune system and causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Common […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/HIV-36x36.jpg "Medical Animation: HIV and AIDS")
Medical Animation: HIV and AIDS
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Influenza animation – flu virus mechanism
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zika Archive
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![International researchers have created a new test able to quickly and cost-effectively identify Zika virus infection up to 9 months’ post-exposure. The new test examines proteins and peptides in saliva using proteomics, the study of proteomes and […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_272710751-115x115.jpg "Researchers create innovative approach to identifying Zika virus")
Researchers create innovative approach to identifying Zika virus
Posted on September 7, 2017 | No CommentsInternational researchers have created a new test able to quickly and cost-effectively identify Zika virus infection up to 9 months’ post-exposure. The new test examines proteins and peptides in saliva using proteomics, the study of proteomes and […] -
![Scientists from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) in Pernambuco discovered a substance that can block Zika virus. However, years of study are still necessary before the 6-methylmercaptopurine riboside (6MMPr) can be turned into a medicine and be […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/6MMPr-115x115.jpg "Brazil scientists discover Zika virus inhibitor")
Brazil scientists discover Zika virus inhibitor
Posted on August 28, 2017 | No CommentsScientists from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) in Pernambuco discovered a substance that can block Zika virus. However, years of study are still necessary before the 6-methylmercaptopurine riboside (6MMPr) can be turned into a medicine and be […] -
![Washington University in St. Louis researchers have developed a test that quickly detects the presence of Zika virus in blood. Currently, testing for Zika requires that a blood sample be refrigerated and shipped to a medical center […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Zika-test-115x115.jpg "Test uses nanotechnology to quickly diagnose Zika virus")
Test uses nanotechnology to quickly diagnose Zika virus
Posted on August 14, 2017 | No CommentsWashington University in St. Louis researchers have developed a test that quickly detects the presence of Zika virus in blood. Currently, testing for Zika requires that a blood sample be refrigerated and shipped to a medical center […] -
![Tobacco plant-produced vaccine could also be less costly, targeted for the developing world The worldwide Zika threat first emerged in 2015, infecting millions as it swept across the Americas. It struck great fear in pregnant women, as […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ASU-115x115.jpg "Scientists develop improved, potentially safer Zika vaccine")
Scientists develop improved, potentially safer Zika vaccine
Posted on August 10, 2017 | No CommentsTobacco plant-produced vaccine could also be less costly, targeted for the developing world The worldwide Zika threat first emerged in 2015, infecting millions as it swept across the Americas. It struck great fear in pregnant women, as […] -
![Study suggests that more news about major science achievements may bolster trust Public trust in science has largely held steady for decades, despite short-term fluctuations. But new findings based on a survey of public attitudes toward the […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Public-trust-in-science-115x115.jpg "Public trust in science spiked after news reports of Zika vaccine trial")
Public trust in science spiked after news reports of Zika vaccine trial
Posted on August 1, 2017 | No CommentsStudy suggests that more news about major science achievements may bolster trust Public trust in science has largely held steady for decades, despite short-term fluctuations. But new findings based on a survey of public attitudes toward the […] -
![Treatment prevents virus from crossing placenta to infect fetus, mouse study shows Devastating consequences of Zika virus infection are suffered in the womb, where the virus can cause brain damage and sometimes death. Studying pregnant mice, researchers […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/zika_combo_lo-700x467-115x115.jpg "Malaria drug protects fetuses from Zika infection")
Malaria drug protects fetuses from Zika infection
Posted on July 12, 2017 | No CommentsTreatment prevents virus from crossing placenta to infect fetus, mouse study shows Devastating consequences of Zika virus infection are suffered in the womb, where the virus can cause brain damage and sometimes death. Studying pregnant mice, researchers […] -
![Just one dose of an experimental Zika vaccine provided mice with 100 percent protection against a potentially lethal dose of the virus, researchers report. The quick spread of the Zika virus and its devastating effects on the […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/shutterstock_545697679-115x115.jpg "Study shows potential Zika vaccine completely protects mice")
Study shows potential Zika vaccine completely protects mice
Posted on June 13, 2017 | No CommentsJust one dose of an experimental Zika vaccine provided mice with 100 percent protection against a potentially lethal dose of the virus, researchers report. The quick spread of the Zika virus and its devastating effects on the […] -
![In a revolutionary first, Cancer Research UK-funded scientists will test whether the Zika virus can destroy brain tumor cells, potentially leading to new treatments for one of the hardest to treat cancers. Dr Harry Bulstrode at the […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/shutterstock_73788691-115x115.jpg "Scientists to test Zika virus on brain tumors")
Scientists to test Zika virus on brain tumors
Posted on May 25, 2017 | No CommentsIn a revolutionary first, Cancer Research UK-funded scientists will test whether the Zika virus can destroy brain tumor cells, potentially leading to new treatments for one of the hardest to treat cancers. Dr Harry Bulstrode at the […] -
![Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that Zika virus infection is a cause of microcephaly in babies born to infected mothers, following a systematic review of the latest research on Zika […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/shutterstock_376187107-115x115.jpg "CDC confirms link: Research shows Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly")
CDC confirms link: Research shows Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly
Posted on May 10, 2017 | No CommentsOfficials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that Zika virus infection is a cause of microcephaly in babies born to infected mothers, following a systematic review of the latest research on Zika […] -
![Virus found in tissues weeks after clearance from blood. Zika virus can persist in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), lymph nodes and colorectal tissue of infected rhesus monkeys for weeks after the virus has been cleared from blood, urine […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/zika_NIH-115x115.jpg "Zika virus persists in the central nervous system and lymph nodes of Rhesus monkeys")
Zika virus persists in the central nervous system and lymph nodes of Rhesus monkeys
Posted on May 2, 2017 | No CommentsVirus found in tissues weeks after clearance from blood. Zika virus can persist in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), lymph nodes and colorectal tissue of infected rhesus monkeys for weeks after the virus has been cleared from blood, urine […]