Disease Diagnostics Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 575.3 Specific parts of and physiological systems in plants
• Thông tin xuất bản: Los Alamos, N.M. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Los Alamos National Laboratory ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2015
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 0:01:20 : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 262099
• Chủ đề: 1. 59 basic biological sciences; 2. 60 applied life sciences; 3. Disease; 4. Disease diagnostic; 5. Immune response; 6. Immune system; 7. Infectious disease; 8. Pathogen

Tóm tắt

Human evolution and persistent diseases have existed side-by-side. A recent concern is the re-emergence of tuberculosis, one of the oldest and most challenging diseases known to man. Effective diagnosis can save lives and prevent its spread. This talk will cover how our immune system discriminates between itself and foreign entities and how a new laboratory and nature inspired strategy can detect tuberculosis equally well in human and animal populations. The approach is being extended to other applications such as the identification of strep throat and respiratory infections.