Vertex Pharma has teamed up with Orum Therapeutics to develop a conditioning regimen, used to prepare patients to receive gene-editing medicines, that it hopes will offer a more tolerable ...

Soil sampling has emerged as a valuable tool in advancing precision farming, particularly in today's changing climate and the growing need to monitor carbon footprint in agriculture. Land managers ...

The samples were tested for a wide range of respiratory pathogens, including HMPV, COVID-19, influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus, rhinovirus, enterovirus and ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important cause ... nucleic acid amplification and immunofluorescence assays); however, rapid antigen-detection tests offer potential advantages ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu and remains contagious for longer periods. Both illnesses cause symptoms such ...

In recent years, several countries in Africa and Asia have seen rapid urbanisation and around the world the pace of urbanisation is getting ever faster. So why is this happening? There are push ...

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With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world. Experts expect cases to rise again this winter ...

Three standout Fresno State seniors — Mac Dalena, Cam Lockridge, and Mose Vavao — will represent the Bulldogs at the Tropical Bowl in Orlando, Florida. showcasing their skills for NFL scouts. (GV Wire ...

However, countries like China with high vaccination rates also incurred much more rapid virus evolution than largely unvaccinated countries like Bangladesh and Indonesia. While the data may be ...