Posts Tagged ‘Ebola’
To battle disease, apes may need vaccines
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Researchers say infectious disease, like poaching and habitat loss, threatens the survival of African great apes. Continue…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 11:32 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Jul 6, 2010 14:11 - 0 Comments
Lethal ‘fossil’ viruses lurk in marsupials
U. BUFFALO (US)—Wallabies may be cute, but they harbor a “fossil” copy of a gene that codes for filoviruses, which cause Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fevers and are the most lethal viruses known to humans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 26, 2010 22:43 - 2 Comments
Gold nanorods deliver antiviral punch
U. BUFFALO (US)—Future pandemics of seasonal flu, H1N1, and other drug-resistant viruses may be thwarted by a potent, immune-boosting payload that is effectively delivered to cells by gold nanorods. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 21, 2010 10:52 - 2 Comments
Ebola’s deadly disguise
IOWA STATE—The Zaire Ebola virus has an uncanny ability to disguise itself, making it unrecognizable—and deadly—as an invading virus. (more…)
