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Plasma-based treatment goes viral

Life-threatening viruses such as HIV, SARS, hepatitis and influenza, could soon be combatted in an unusual manner as researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of plasma for inactivating and preventing ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Watching viruses 'friend' a network

From SARS to swine flu, virus outbreaks can be unpredictable — and devastating. But now a new application through the ubiquitous social networking site Facebook, developed in a Tel Aviv University lab, ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Two-pronged protein attack could be source of SARS virulence

Ever since the previously unknown SARS virus emerged from southern China in 2003, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston virologists have focused on finding the source of the pathogen's virulence — its ability to ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Protein from algae shows promise for stopping SARS

A protein from algae may have what it takes to stop Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) infections, according to new research. A recent study has found that mice treated with the protein, Griffithsin (GRFT), had a 100 ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New insights into how SARS pathogen infects host

(PhysOrg.com) -- When Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) first appeared in 2003, international cooperation helped contain the virulent coronavirus, which caused respiratory illness in more than 8,000 ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0