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What are vaccines, and how do they work

WEBVaccines are powerful and effective tools for preventing and slowing the spread of disease. When the body is invaded by a pathogen, such as SARS-CoV-2, the immune system …

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How are COVID-19 variants created

WEBViruses reproduce by taking over the replication machinery of host cells to make copies of their own genetic material, or genome. Unlike cellular organisms, whose genomes are …

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Fighting Viruses: What Is Passive Immunization

WEBPassive immunization, or passive immunotherapy, is a process in which individuals receive antibodies from another source rather than producing those antibodies on their own. …

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COVID-19: The science of viruses

WEBSARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), the virus that causes COVID-19, is one of a number of viruses to have triggered global outbreaks in recent …

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How do antiviral drugs work

WEBAntivirals are medications used specifically to treat viral infections. They aim to minimize the symptoms of an infection and shorten its duration. They also can help reduce …

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Vaccine development: How are vaccines made

WEBThis stage, clinical development, occurs in three phases, each including increasingly larger groups of people. After successful clinical trials, the vaccine goes through the U.S. Food …

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How Does Disease Modeling Work

WEBWhat are the benefits and limitations of modeling? Mathematical models of outbreaks such as COVID-19 provide important information about the progression of disease through a …

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Ask a Caltech Expert: AI for Personalized Medicine

WEBPersonalized medicine, also known as precision medicine, refers to medical therapies, predictions, or even preventions that are carefully tailored to a particular individual. It has …

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Ask a Caltech Expert: Professor Pamela Bjorkman on SARS-CoV-2

WEBIn a March 2020 webinar, Pamela Bjorkman, Caltech’s David Baltimore Professor of Biology and Bioengineering, provided an introduction to viruses, antivirals, and vaccines in the …

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Ask a Caltech Expert: Christopher Barnes on Antibodies

WEBAs part of Conversations on COVID-19, a webinar series hosted by the Caltech Science Exchange, Christopher Barnes, then a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna …

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Ask a Caltech Expert

WEBIsmagilov Group at Caltech: Inside the Caltech COVID-19 Study. Caltech graduate students Matt Cooper, Emily Savela, and Alex Winnett, who are part of the team running a study …

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Conversations on COVID-19

WEBWatch on. This series is presented by the Caltech Science Exchange, which brings expert insight to the scientific questions that define our time. The Science …

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How Do Gas Stoves Affect Health and Indoor Air Quality

WEBIn recent months, debate has swirled around gas stoves and their relationship to health conditions such as childhood asthma. Paul Wennberg is Caltech's R. Stanton Avery …

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Chiara Daraio creates wearable devices to monitor core body …

WEBAs part of Conversations on COVID-19, a webinar series hosted by the Caltech Science Exchange, Chiara Daraio discussed her research into advanced materials for new …

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Tracking COVID-19 transmission among households

WEBAs part of Conversations on COVID-19, a webinar series hosted by the Caltech Science Exchange, science writer Emily Velasco spoke with three Caltech graduate …

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How can Microbes Help Create a More Sustainable Future

WEBMicroorganisms (i.e., microbes) metabolize an incredible diversity of substances, and these metabolisms can have profound consequences for the environment. For example, …

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Can We Trust Artificial Intelligence

WEBUniversity of Oxford professor Nick Bostrom notably predicts that AI will become superintelligent and overtake humanity. Caltech AI and social sciences researchers are …

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Ask a Caltech Expert: Scientists on Microbes and Climate Change

WEBHere, they talk with Caltech science writer Lori Dajose (BS '15). Microbes and Climate Change. Climate change • Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and …

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What Causes Smog

WEBGround-level ozone, on the other hand, is a pollutant and a primary ingredient of smog. It forms when volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, and nitrogen oxides participate in …

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How Can We Reduce Plastic Pollution

WEBPlastic is incredibly useful in modern life, but its widespread use may impair human sustainability. The production and disposal of plastic generates greenhouse gases and …

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