It is often difficult to advocate for the importance of gene inheritance and transmission. After all, why should anyone care about Mendelian genetics? Mendel did excellent work, but his research ...

The study, published in Science Translational Medicine, finds that CMV lacking a certain viral protein complex—currently considered a critical vaccine target to prevent cross-placental spread ...

A study by A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR IDL) and A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC) has assessed the airborne transmission risk of mpox compared to SARS-CoV-2 and ...

Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission The findings provide new drug targets for stopping the infection's spread Date: March 10, 2025 Source: Massachusetts Institute ...

Malaria, responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year worldwide, is caused by a parasite transmitted through the salivary glands of female Anopheles mosquitoes. Understanding the ...

Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are thrust into a comparatively hostile environment, with drastic changes to ...