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A virus could help save billions of gallons of wastewater produced by fracking

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater -- or produced water -- is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry, according to a 2022 report. The major waste stream has proved both difficult and costly to treat because of the chemical complexity of the water.

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Novel treatment based on gene editing safely and effectively removes HIV-like virus from genomes of non-human primates

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A single injection of a novel CRISPR gene-editing treatment safely and efficiently removes SIV -- a virus related to the AIDS-causing agent HIV -- from the genomes of non-human primates, scientists now report.

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How Common Are Co-Infections With COVID, Flu, RSV?

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 -- Results from more than 26,000 respiratory tests in late 2022 found simultaneous infections with COVID-19, influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in more than 1% of positive tests. Co-infections were especially.

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Treatments for poxviruses -- including those causing mpox and smallpox -- may already exist in licensed drugs

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The drug tecovirimat is currently in use for the treatment of mpox -- the disease caused by monkeypox virus -- that spread worldwide in 2022. Tecovirimat is an anti-poxviral drug, and its use is driving the emergence of drug-resistant variants of the monkeypox virus.

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An Introduction to Adenovirus

addgene Blog

In April 2022, physicians in Scotland began noticing unusual cases of acute hepatitis in the pediatric population.

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Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance

Broad Institute

Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance By Allessandra DiCorato June 18, 2024 Breadcrumb Home Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance A low-cost CRISPR-based paper strip test distinguishes between influenza types and can be reprogrammed to recognize different viruses including the H5N1 bird flu virus.

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COVID-19 May Have Spread Between Humans, Deer

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 -- New research shows that humans and deer passed the coronavirus back and forth in late 2021 and early 2022, raising concerns that this animal reservoir could become a source of new variants. Humans passed the virus to.

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