This article first gives a background on Lyme Disease; what it is caused by, the symptoms of Lyme Disease infection and how it is treated, and “Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome” (PTLDS). It then goes into the research that has been done to better understand Lyme Disease transmissibility and explore ways to better treat infection or prevent infection entirely.
Continue ReadingOur guts are dedicated to digestion, but as a system, they are far from simple. Let’s dive into a recently released paper that talks about gut complexity by mapping the single-cell landscape of the gut from early in development to adulthood.
Continue ReadingOne of my favorite times of the year is between the middle of March and the beginning of April, also known as March Madness. I grew up being hooked on…
Continue ReadingIn an article that came out earlier this year, researchers were able to design tissues based on the outputs from computational simulations, such that they would carry out common cellular behaviors in the most optimized manner.
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