Moderna and Pfizer mRNA Vaccine, from What’s in it to Side Effects
What does an mRNA vaccine contain?The active ingredient is mRNA which is contained in liposomes (fat vesicles). The genetic material (mRNA) will transcribe part of
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes and Gene Drives: Engineering our Future
Mosquito-borne diseases affect almost 700 million people each year. These diseases can be deadly, especially in places where access to medicine or healthcare is limited.
Does the BCG Vaccine Protect Against COVID-19?
The year 2020 started with the buzz of a new disease in town, now known to everybody as COVID-19. Give or take, the year has
Why is it difficult to develop a malaria vaccine?
Research into the development of a malaria vaccine has been in the works for decades, but why have we still not developed a viable vaccine?
Genetically Modified Viruses as Vaccines for SARS-CoV-2
One traditional vaccine strategy is to use weakened viruses to induce a protective immune response. A more recent approach is a viral vector platform whereby
Convalescent Plasma and Passive Antibody Therapy
No vaccine has yet been created for COVID-19, but one treatment has been gaining more and more attention in the fight against this disease: passive
Diabetes and COVID-19
As of 2014, more than 422 million people suffer from the chronic condition of diabetes. Being such a prevalent condition in today’s world, the question
Vaccine trials across the globe
As soon as the news of the novel coronavirus began filtering into the scientific community, academics and companies alike began the race to develop a
COVID-19 is not Just Another Flu
Coronavirus Disease 2019, popularly known as COVID-19, came into our lives a few months back and has managed to be in the limelight since. As
Ignoring, Denying, and Downplaying Epidemics: A Brief History
“Everybody knows that pestilences have a way of recurring in the world,” Albert Camus writes in his classic novel The Plague, “yet somehow we find
