Virus uses known cancer pathway LIVERMORE, Calif. — Viruses can’t live without us — literally. As obligate parasites, viruses need a host cell to survive and grow. Scientists are exploiting this characteristic by developing therapeutics that close off pathways necessary for viral infection, essentially stopping pathogens in their tracks. Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) and […]
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Sandia researchers discover mechanism for Rift Valley fever virus infection
June 16, 2016 – 10:30 am
By Patti Koning
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Posted in Bioscience / Medical Research
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Also tagged Biology, Ebola, infectious disease, Journal of Virology, mosquito, mosquito-borne disease, Rift Valley fever virus, RVFV, Sandia, Sandia National Laboratories, virus, Wnt pathway, Zika
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Lighting up disease-carrying mosquitoes
March 21, 2016 – 10:30 am
Sandia’s QUASR enables speedy, accurate detection of West Nile and other viruses LIVERMORE, Calif. — Mosquitoes are deadly efficient at spreading disease. Despite vaccines and efforts to eradicate the pesky insects, they continue to infect humans with feared diseases like Zika virus, malaria and West Nile virus. Gaining the upper hand on mosquitoes requires speed. […]
By Patti Koning
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Posted in Biology, Bioscience / Medical Research
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Also tagged Analytical Chemistry, chikungunya virus, Ebola, mosquito, Sandia National Laboratories, West Nile virus, Zika
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