Evolutionary tradeoffs: Research explores the role of iron levels in COVID-19 infections
Our immune systems rely on iron to function, but so do invading viruses and bacteria. New research from Binghamton University ...
Study evaluates in-school COVID testing's impact on infection rates
When infection rates rise—or in extreme cases—a pandemic hits, it's impossible to test everyone. Time, money and resources ...
Syphilis pathogen grown in lab without animals, aiding global research
The Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures has added the syphilis pathogen to its ...
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A within-host infection model to explore tolerance and resistance
The answer lies in how infected individuals invest into controlling pathogen proliferation and mitigating damage, two strategies respectively called resistance and disease tolerance. Pathogen ...