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Advancements in Treating HIV

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS is the deadliest disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus or HIV.

21 Jul 2020

What are the Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet?

The Mediterranean diet comes with many health benefits, including protection against cardiovascular and metabolic disorders and cognitive deficits.

21 Jul 2020

The Phylogenetic Tree of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus

SARS-CoV-2 is a beta-coronavirus that is thought to be originally bat-borne before jumping to humans to cause the COVID-19 pandemic.

20 Jul 2020

How Could a Virus be Genetically Engineered?

Viruses can be genetically engineered for a variety of reasons including gene therapy for the treatment of genetic diseases, and vaccine development.

20 Jul 2020

How do RdRp Inhibitors Combat SARS-CoV-2?

Healthcare professionals desperately searched for readily available drugs that could potentially cure individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2.

17 Jul 2020

How does a SARS-CoV-2 Virion Bind to ACE2?

Studies on SARS-CoV-2 have discovered that these virus particles can bind to the alveolar pneumocytes of humans through their interaction with ACE2.

17 Jul 2020

What is Phylogenetic Analysis?

Phylogenetic analysis is the study of evolutionary development of a species or a group of organisms or a particular characteristic of an organism.

17 Jul 2020

What is a Polybasic Cleavage Site?

The polybasic cleavage site is a proteolytic excision site utilized by cellular proteases that activate a wide range of precursor proteins.

17 Jul 2020

What is a Positive-Sense Single-Stranded RNA (+ssRNA) Virus?

Viruses can be differentiated based on how they store their genomic information, such as by DNA or double-stranded RNA.

17 Jul 2020

The Size of SARS-CoV-2 and its Implications

The size of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles can provide a useful insight into how they infect host cells and how to protect against them.

16 Jul 2020

What are Virulence Factors?

A pathogen’s ability to infect or damage its host tissues are determined by the virulence factors.

16 Jul 2020

What is Reverse Genetics?

Reverse genetics enables researchers to understand gene function by observing changes to phenotypes of cells created with modifications to their genomes.

16 Jul 2020

What is Protein Phosphorylation?

The phosphorylation of proteins represents the basis of numerous cellular processes, as well as many pathological conditions like coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

16 Jul 2020

What is Herd Immunity?

Herd immunity occurs when the majority of a population develops immunity against a contagious disease either through vaccination or due to previous infection.

16 Jul 2020

What is Amino Acid Replacement?

Mutations can occur on several levels, including genetic, but can also take the form of amino acid replacements during protein synthesis.

8 Jul 2020

How does Viral Replication Work?

Viruses cannot replicate on their own, but rather depend on their host cell’s protein synthesis pathways to reproduce.

8 Jul 2020

What is Glycine?

Glycine is a non-essential amino acid that is produced naturally by the body. It is one of 20 amino acids in the human body that synthesize proteins.

7 Jul 2020

What is Aspartic Acid?

Aspartic acid, also called aminosuccinic acid or aspartate, is a non-essential amino acid that is made naturally in the human body through dietary intake.

7 Jul 2020

How is the HIV Epidemic Being Controlled?

HIV is a pathogen that weakens the immune system by targeting CD4 cells, which are responsible for playing a pivotal role in the body’s response to infections.

6 Jul 2020