NgAgo Gene-editing Controversy Escalates Six months ago, Chinese researchers reported in Nature Biotechnology that an enzyme called NgAgo could be used to edit mammalian…
Immunogen, Antigen, Hapten, Epitope, and Adjuvant Whenever we refer a pathogen, we may think the entire microbe is responsible for the disease.But the fact is these…
Overview of Hepatitis C Virus The hepatitis C virus is a positive-strand RNA virus encoding a single polyprotein precursor that belongs to the genus Hepacivirus,…
Hepatitis B Virus Antigens and Antibodies The Structure of Hepatitis B Virus The hepatitis B virus is a small DNA virus with unusual features similar to…
What is Vimentin? What is Vimentin? There are three main kinds of cytoskeletal filaments: microfilaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments in Eukaryotic cells. Intermediate…
What are Histones? What are Histones? Histones are a family of basic proteins that associate with DNA in the nucleus and help condense…
New Study Reveals Structure of Zika Virus for First Time A team of researchers led by Purdue University scientists Michael Rossmann and Richard Kuhn is the first to determine the…
Experimental Ebola Antibody Protects Monkeys Ebola virus causes hemorrhagic fever with a high incidence and mortality rate and for which there is no approved therapy.…
Idiotype and Anti-idiotype Antibody Vaccine Idiotype means that an individual differing from immunoglobulin molecule produced by B cells whose variable region has different antigen specificity.…
Solid Phase of ELISA Kits A variety of materials can be the solid phase of ELISA kits such as polyethylene, polyacrylamide, agarose, glass and silicone…