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Arizona labs have sequenced over 100,000 SARS-CoV-2 genomes. Their quest for knowledge continues as they follow subvariants of omicron like BA.2.

The Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union, which was co-founded by renowned UArizona virus expert Michael Worobey, celebrates a major milestone on its mission to stay ahead of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as it evolves.

Immediately after birth, human infants begin to develop a complex, interwoven fabric of microbes in their gut.

Infants carry a vast assemblage of bacteria, viruses and fungi in their guts. Combined, these microbes make up a complex ecology known as the gut microbiome, which plays a major role in health and disease throughout life.

Cervical Cancer: Invasive squamous carcinoma arising in association with severe squamous dysplasia related to HPV (human papilloma virus). HPV vaccination in teens can be preventive.

BA.2 is not yet causing a rise in cases in Arizona like it is in other parts of the world. Nevertheless, scientists here are keeping a careful watch on the subvariant.

Two years have passed since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Arizona. In a press briefing Wednesday, ASU Biodesign executive director Joshua LaBaer shared lessons learned and mysteries still unresolved."In my career as a physician and as a medical researcher, this is the first time that I've ever seen a new disease enter the pantheon of human diseases that has had such

Omicron, the newest COVID-19 variant, had rapidly replaced the delta strain, with one researcher saying it has been "surreal" to watch the shift.

Hannah Frank, a bat expert in the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, will share in a $1.25 million award for new research

A newly-detected variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 could prolong and worsen the pandemic worldwide, including in Arizona.