The biggest problem with the Flu is that the viruses mutate and develop resitance to the medicine designed to treat them. When a viral cell infects a healthy cell, it takes over the control system and multiplies quickly, creating more viral cells. ”The way many viruses transfer their genomes into host cells is by ejecting them [...]
Entries from February 24th, 2010
Researchers Believe Physics Can Overcome Viruses Such as HIV and the Flu
February 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Physics
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Mice With Human Livers Help Fight Disease
February 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Biology
A new study has been conducted on mice that involves changing a mouse’s liver. Scientists replace the mouse’s liver cells with the liver cells of humans to generate a testable environment for drugs. The drugs being tested on the mouse are those that scientists predict will help to treat liver disease. The “humanized” mouse not [...]
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Getting Faster at the Skeleton
February 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Physics
In a lab in New York, an aerospace engineer went to the U.S. Olympic Committee to help the skeleton team improve. He made a mock sled track so the riders could stay stationary while a wind tunnel fan blows at them at 60 miles an hour. A computer monitor beneath them can show them how [...]
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