USA: Sexual transmission of Zika virus typically only occurs in acutely infected mice.
Quantitative RT-qPCR was used to determine the possibility of sexual transmission of zika virus from infected males in chronic stages of disease. The expression levels of ZIKV RNA in intravaginal inoculated and subcutaneous inoculation groups of female and male mice were evaluated.
South Korea: Modular Chip for Bacterial DNA Extraction
A modular chip was developed to simplify and reduce the cost of bacterial DNA extraction. The chip demonstrated high efficiency and reproducibility with similar performance to conventional methods. It can potentially be used for Point-of-Care testing.
Italy: Infrapatellar Fat Pad stem cells exert incomplete protective activity from OA inflammation
The study employed techniques, such as gene expression performed on the MIC, to determine the structural and functional characterization of osteoarthritic infrapatellar fat pad stem cells and their role in osteoarthritic inflammation.