By Tim Daugird What if I told you that if enough people got a flu shot, we could all eliminate influenza outbreaks? You may think, “Duh, if everyone got a flu shot, then no one would get the flu”. Although you would be correct, we can probably all agree that the idea of everyone getting […]
By Laetitia Meyrueix The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an amazing endeavor to map the full human genome. A genome consists of all the DNA of an organism, which represents all the genetic information found in the nucleus of every cell in your body. DNA is made up of base pairs and parts of DNA […]
By Christian Agosto-Burgos Every single day we are all exposed to thousands of nasty and tiny pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi that could harm us. Thankfully, we all have an immune system that protects us from the harm these microorganisms could induce. Sometimes the immune system of certain individuals becomes confused and cannot […]