Collaborate Disseminate
Sometimes a visual or tactile learning aid can make all the difference to elucidating a concept to an audience. In the case viruses and their methods of self-assembly, [AtomicVirology] made …read more Continue reading Self-Assembling Virus Model is 3D Printed
In the early 1950s, the only thing scarier than the threat of nuclear war was the annual return of polio — an easily-spread, incurable disease that causes nerve damage, paralysis, and sometimes death. At the first sign of an outbreak, public hot spots like theaters and swimming pools would close …read more
Continue reading Jonas Salk, Virologist and Vaccination Vanguard
From Ebola, to Zika, to HIV, Dr. Nelson Michael isn’t afraid of a challenge. Continue reading The Vaccine Hunter: Nelson Michael Is Working to End Humanity’s Worst Diseases
Early trials showed the vaccine caused an immune response, but whether that’s enough to prevent someone from getting HIV is another question. Continue reading New, Genetically-Modified HIV Vaccine Enters Next Phase of Trials
Two advertising agencies have released designs for a mosquito-trap billboard to help fight the Zika epidemic. Continue reading ‘Sweaty,’ Mosquito-Luring Billboards Have Popped Up in Brazil
Though the trial used a small sample size, the results were encouraging and have spurred a wider, clinical trial. Continue reading A Promising Dengue Vaccine Was 100% Effective in Early Trials
Efforts are now turning to preventing, and new concerns over links for paralysis-causing syndrome. Continue reading CDC Doctor Says There’s No Question Zika Is Linked to Microcephaly