FOR HOW LONG ARE WE PROTECTED AFTER AN INFECTION OR A VACCINE? One new vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is out and while this is already considered a big breakthrough for the novel coronavirus pandemic, scientists around the globe remain conservatively optimistic about it. There are three key points...
What is UV Light? Ultraviolet (UV) light is a type of electromagnetic radiation invisible to most humans and emitted mainly by the sun. However, UV can be released by artificial sources too such as electric arcs and specialized lights (e.g. tanning lamps). The wavelengths of UV...
A few words about one of the most important organs of human body: The skin The skin is our largest and most visible organ, covering nearly 2 m2. As the interface between the organism and the environment, the skin has a multitude of functions; from maintaining temperature...
One of the most important scientific discoveries of the past century, the unravelling of the structure of our blueprint (DNA), was not made overnight. Important pieces of work, which can be traced all the way back to 1800s, provided crucial steps and stepping stones towards the final...
The immune system is our body’s defense and attack system against any form of infection and is comprised of an interconnected network of proteins, cells, and organs. When our body is confronted with a pathogen...
STEP BY STEP: FROM INHALATION TO PATHOGENESIS. Viruses are microbes lying on the grey zone between a living and a non-living microorganism. ...
