News tagged with host species


Secrets of new SARS-like virus uncovered (Update)

A discovery that shows how a novel—and often fatal—virus infects cells may help fight a health threat that has recently emerged on the world stage, researchers report.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

For our guts, not just any microbiome will do

Gut bacteria's key role in immunity is tuned to the host species, researchers have found, suggesting that the superabundant microbes lining our digestive tract evolved with us—a tantalizing clue in the mysterious recent ...

Medical research created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

West Nile virus transmission linked to land use patterns and 'super-spreaders'

After its initial appearance in New York in 1999, West Nile virus spread across the United States in just a few years and is now well established throughout North and South America. Both the mosquitoes that ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Modeling cancer using ecological principles

The invasion of a new species into an established ecosystem can be directly compared to the steps involved in cancer metastasis. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Theoretical Biology and Medical Mo ...

Cancer created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0