As scientists work to uncover the characteristics of recently discovered COVID-19 variant omicron, social media posts are claiming that it represents a diminished risk to the public. "Pathogens ...

It has changed our view of host pathogen characteristics." Aksoy and her team also found that the genome itself, in terms of physical structure and size, looks similar to free-living bacteria.

One of the students who developed the new database in Wiedmann's laboratory, Michael Chung '02, began by assembling the pathogen characteristics that the database would need.

A new animation aims to shed light on the scientific process undertaken when tackling a previously unseen pathogen. Tackling a previously unseen pathogen – like the one that causes COVID-19 ...

The Task Force’s scope included (1) research on pathogens known to be capable of causing a pandemic that under current conditions (e.g., low population immunity) could result in extensive spread ...

Host-associated bacterial communities can function as an important line of defence against pathogens in animals and plants. Empirical evidence and theoretical predictions suggest that species-rich ...

They were chosen based on three inclusion criteria: analytical feasibility, relevance with regards to the 2024 Paris Games and pathogen characteristics, and their value for informing public health ...

Selection criteria included analytical feasibility, relevance to the Olympics, pathogen characteristics, and their value in informing public health policies.

The study by researchers from the French national public health institute aimed to identify priority pathogens that could be suitable for wastewater surveillance (WWS) during the Paris 2024 ...