Tag Archives: microRNA

Can miRNAs help further attenuate influenza A vaccines?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by David Esteban

Contributed by Guest Blogger: Brittany Sider ’11
MicroRNA (miRNA) molecules, first characterized in the early 1990s, have been implicated in a variety of different biological mechanisms. It took almost a decade for researchers to detect and understand the role of miRNAs … Continue reading →

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Exit Pathway for Cancer-inducing Virus

Posted on December 10, 2010 by David Esteban

Contributed by Guest Blogger: M. Aradi ’14
It has been recently discovered that exosomes are used by virally infected cells and cancer cells to manipulate their environment.  The Epstein-Barr Virus, or EBV, significantly affects cell growth and leads to types of … Continue reading →

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MicroRNA and mosquitos: Possible method for arbovirus restriction?

Posted on December 10, 2010 by David Esteban

Contributed by Guest Blogger: C. Romero ’14
Recent research has shown that microRNA miR-275 in the Aedes aegypti mosquito is necessary for blood digestion and egg development. A. aegypti is the most common vector of arboviruses, or ARthropod-BOrne viruses, which include … Continue reading →

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