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Posted on 03.18.21
What is Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) and why is it important?
If the year 2020 has taught us anything, it is that pathogens can affect every aspect of our lives. This series is devoted to antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST). This four-part series will cover the following topics:A...
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Posted on 02.15.21
A Case for Colchicine
Derived from the autumn crocus in 1500 BC, Colchicine is one of the oldest anti-inflammatory agents and is commonly used for gout suppression and other inflammatory conditions. Recently, it has found new purpose in studies with the coro...
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Posted on 12.22.20
Antibiotics used in COVID-19 vaccine production
Antibiotics are sometimes used to control bacterial growth when producing the viruses to make vaccines. According to Anaphylaxis.org, the antibiotic Kanamycin is used during the manufacturing process for one of the raw materials u...
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Posted on 10.23.20
Impressions from the world’s first conference on Coronavirus- ECCVID 2020
This was my first experience with attending a virtual conference. I was really curious about how it would be arranged, and how the experience would translate to a virtual audience.Navigating the ECCVID 2020 platform was very simple. Afte...
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Posted on 08.12.20
Use of Cyclosporin A as a potential for coronavirus inhibition for COVID-19 disease
The strategy of repurposing existing compounds to combat the new Coronavirus (SARS-Cov2) that causes COVID-19 is one that is being pursued on a global level. As SARS-CoV-2 is quite similar to SARS-CoV based on the full-length genome pro...