Abstract: Eukaryotic organisms contain mitochondria, organelles which generate ATP through aerobic respiration. These mitochondria likely developed from free-living bacteria which were endocytosed by a eukaryote and then lived within it (i.e. endosymbiotic theory)....
Abstract: The concept of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation as a disease control method is nearly a century old. As early as 1937, UV lamps were installed in a K-12 elementary school (Swarthmore Public Schools, PA) and the effect of UV irradiation on various childhood...
Abstract: African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) is a dsDNA virus of the family Iridoviridae which causes African Swine Fever (ASF). ASFV is non-infectious in humans, but exceptionally lethal (near 100%) in domesticated pigs. Cases of ASFV have been described globally, and...
Abstract: While the use of tardigrades as a model system for the study of extreme environments continues to increase, there is still much to be learned about the mechanisms these resilient animals use to tolerate such harsh conditions. As a result, the development of...
WITHDRAWN Abstract: Although the world’s attention is rightfully focused on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic is decades old and has affected many persons worldwide. In 2020, roughly 37.7 million persons globally were...
Abstract: Ebola hemorrhagic fever is an exceptionally fatal disease in humans, up to 90% lethality when caused by the most virulent strains of Ebola virus. A recent Ebola epidemic occurred in West Africa from 2013 to 2016 and included nearly 30,000 infected persons,...
