New research from the University of Kansas shows a "risk gene" linked to higher odds of developing autoimmune diseases such as diabetes or lupus may also provide a survival advantage fighting viral ...

Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) are among the most promising new treatments for HIV, offering the potential to forego traditional daily doses of antiretroviral drugs. In one recent clinical ...

Do you remember the egg shortage of 2024? It wasn’t just a supply chain issue; it was a consequence of the H5N1 avian influenza -or bird flu- sweeping through poultry populations worldwide. While ...

Researchers have developed EVE-Vax, an AI tool that forecasts viral mutations and designs test proteins to guide next-generation vaccines. The breakthrough could allow scientists to build vaccines ...

Occult hepatitis B virus (OBI) infection presents a significant global health challenge, notoriously flying under the radar ...

This month’s story comes from the Bloom lab using their signature deep mutational scanning technique to identify mutations in the surface protein of Lassa virus -called glycoprotein- that escape ...

Early in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists predicted the coronavirus would mutate slowly. They were wrong. Hundreds of thousands of viral mutations and multiple seasonal waves later, ...

Tevogen Bio files patent for T cell vaccine targeting entire viral genome, enhancing immune response against mutations and viral infections. Tevogen Bio, a clinical-stage immunotherapy biotech company ...

Genetic disorders can occur due to mutations in one gene (monogenic), multiple genes (multifactorial inheritance), and mutation in one or more chromosomes. Point mutations are where one nucleotide in ...