Bats carry viral pathogens that typically do not lead to severe disease in the bats themselves but can be lethal to humans. Adaptations in certain immune genes might contribute to this resistance.

Could they have infected each other? Only understanding each person’s unique viral RNA sequence could answer that question. The standard test to determine whether someone is infected with the ...

This application note explores how an innovative panel provides a comprehensive tool for infectious disease research and ...

Amplicon-based sequencing approaches have been widely adopted for routine microbiology applications, including targeted 16S rRNA for bacterial taxonomic classification and tiled multiplex PCR for ...

Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health report a breakthrough genetic testing method called the Virome-Capture-Sequencing ...