As the highly contagious omicron variant is outpacing the delta strain in Arizona, one of Arizona’s leading infectious disease scientists says the endgame for human coronaviruses in the past has been to become more contagious but make us less sick. Thus, the evolutionary character of COVID-19, together with “next generation” tools, have scientists optimistic that we are better able to treat the disease and guard against severe illness than ever before. “One of the great next generation … [Read more...] about Next Generation Tools Battling Pandemic Impact
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Professor Helps Researchers Uncover Cholera Outbreak
Employing technology that reads the entire DNA code, researchers led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute and the Technical University of Denmark have pinpointed the source of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that killed more than 6,000 people and sickened 300,000. Paul Keim, Regents Professor of biology at Northern Arizona University and director of the TGen Pathogen Genomics Division, served as senior molecular biologist on the study, and NAU’s Center for Microbial Genetics and … [Read more...] about Professor Helps Researchers Uncover Cholera Outbreak
Flagstaff’s Growing List of Success Stories
Despite a down economy, many Flagstaff businesses are thriving. Area businesses seeing growth are in three main sectors, according to the city’s Office of Economic Development. Those areas are consumer product manufacturing, medical products/medical research and electrical and electromechanical manufacturing. Healthcare providers are also seeing an increase. “Our manufacturing sector tends to be much more recession-proof than other types of businesses because they create products that are … [Read more...] about Flagstaff’s Growing List of Success Stories
