by Milan Sanader | Mar 17, 2020 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
As Canadians prepare to adjust to the new reality of travel restrictions, self-imposed isolation and quarantine, many questions concerning the virus known as COVID-19 are sure to arise. In this blog, In this post, I summarize some of the basic biology of the virus....
by Milan Sanader | Mar 4, 2020 | Gr. 11-12 Biology
Scientists have announced a critical breakthrough in their research for a vaccine to comabt COVID-19 (coronavirus) by creating the first three-dimensional (3D) atomic-scale map of the section of the virus that attaches to and infects human cells. Click here for the...
by Milan Sanader | Feb 28, 2020 | Gr. 11-12 Biology
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a family of viruses that cause sicknesses like the common cold, as well as more severe diseases, such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain – one that hasn’t...
by msander | Aug 12, 2019 | Gr. 11-12 Biology
Discover the science of how viruses can jump from one species to another and the deadly epidemics that can result from these pathogens.
by msander | Jan 2, 2019 | Gr. 11-12 Biology
Viruses have a bad reputation — but some of them could one day save your life, says biotech entrepreneur Alexander Belcredi. In this fascinating talk, he introduces us to phages, naturally-occurring viruses that hunt and kill harmful bacteria with deadly...
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