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Is Mayaro the New Zika?
Florida researchers have discovered a mosquito-borne virus called Mayaro in Haiti, where it had never been observed before.The virus was detected in a blood sample of an 8-year-old boy in January 2015 who had tested negative for other mosquito-borne illnesses, including Chikungunya and Dengue. ...
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2016 Nobel Prize for Physiology
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy. Autophagy is a general term for the degradation of cytoplasmic components within lysosomes and Ohsumi's discoveries opened the path to understanding the fundamental impo...
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Ebola Virus - Where Are We Now?
As news breaks of Phase II trials for an Ebola vaccine, we review where the fight against Ebola lies today. What are the current treatments and vaccines? What is the most recent research telling us? How has Sierra Leone coped with the fallout of the 2014 epidemic? What products are available for...
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Zika Virus - Genuine Threat or Convenient Excuse?
Vote in our poll to win prizes! The withdrawal of world renowned golfers such as Rory McIlroy & Jordan Speith from the Olympics has been a topic huge debate in the media. As we just introduced a brand new range of Zika products, we decided to run an opinion poll. Tell us what you think and b...
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CACLP 2016
We're packing up for CACLP in China this March. Will you be there? This year's show is the 13th Annual Conference of the China Association of Clinical Laboratory Practice and is also supported by the Chinese Association of In-Vitro Diagnostics. CACLP takes place in Xiamen from the 7th to the ...