Microbiology
Which Was The First Virus To Be Discovered By Scientists And The Term “Virus” Was Coined For It?
Two scientists, Dmitri Ivanovsky and Martinus Beijerinck contributed to the discovery of the first virus, Tobacco mosaic virus. in 1892, Ivanoski reported that extracts from infected leaves were still infectious after filtration through a Chamberland […]
A New Vaccine Offers Protection Against Genital Herpes In Animal Tests
The immunizations led to “mostly sterilizing immunity”—the strongest type of immunity—from the virus. As reported in Science Immunology, researchers delivered the vaccine to 64 mice and then exposed them to genital herpes. After 28 days, they found […]