May 16, 2023
Malaria continues to have a significant impact on humans. The
Plasmodium parasites are transmitted through mosquito
bites, and the disease has a tremendous impact on global
health.
Dr. Debopam Chakrabarti, a professor at the University of Central
Florida who specializes in malaria. Dr. Chakrabarti discusses the
history...
Apr 5, 2023
Exosomes are small vesicles that that facilitate communication
between eukaryotic cells. They resemble mini-cells, and act like
carrier pigeons, trafficking various “payloads” among cells.
Dr. Ramin Hakami is a Professor of Microbiology at George Mason
University. Dr. Hakami studies how infectious diseases...
Dec 3, 2022
Coxiella burnettii causes Q Fever, a zoonotic disease
that is rarely acquired by humans. But Q Fever has a history of
being developed as a bioweapon because of its ability to be spread
by aerosols and cause debilitating but not lethal
disease.
Dr. Stacey Gilk is an Associate Professor at the University of
Nebraska...
Nov 19, 2022
There have been dramatic declines in amphibian populations around the world, and one of the culprits is the disease Chytridiomycosis. This is a skin disease of amphibians caused by two different species of Batrachochytrium fungi, and it has decimated frog and salamander populations and even driven some to...
Nov 3, 2022
Microbiology textbooks teach that bacteria are so small that they cannot be seen without a microscope, and that they do not contain organelles or a nucleus. Then along comes Thiomargarita magnifica and smashes this dogma. T. magnifica is a giant bacterium that reaches 2 cm in length and can be easily seen with the naked...