Poliomyelitis
Polio is a viral infection caused by Poliovirus, an enterovirus associated with the onset of the so-called “flaccid paralysis”
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Bacterial capsule
Bacterial capsule is an important structure that surrounds bacterial cells with specific structure and characteristics.
Climate change and the secret of hidden life in extreme environments
Climate change is caused by the combustion of fossil fuels and the consequent temperature variation can be lethal to living cells.
Frederick Sanger
Sanger is the father of the sequencing method, which bears his name. Thanks to his idea the Genomic Era started.
Fruits and false fruits: there are many differences, let’s see which ones!
ts develop from the gynoecium following fertilization: the ovary is transformed into a fruit, and the ovules contained therein into seeds. Therefore, if the fruit is related to other organs and tissues, we talk about false fruits.
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis, also known as hay or pasture bacillus, is a Gram-positive bacterium belonging to the genus Bacillus.
Adelchi Negri
Adelchi Negri was an Italian scientist and studied the rabies virus and was able to simplify its diagnosis in suspecious animals.
Mitochondria
Mitochondria, the energy factory organelles, play an important functional energetic role within cells and can be subject to disease.
Bartolomeo Camillo Emilio Golgi
Bartolomeo Golgi was an Italian scientist and he won the Nobel Prize for his studies in the neuron system in 1906.
Cholera
Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated by a particular Gram (-) bacterium with a characteristic comma shape: Vibrio cholerae.