Disease Diagnostics Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory
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.
Authors:
Mukundan, Harshini Publication Date: 2015-04-10 OSTI Identifier: 1185260 Resource Type: Other Research Org: LANL (Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)) Sponsoring Org: USDOE Country of Publication: United States Language: English Subject: 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC; DISEASE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN
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