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CREM Co received from the Public Health Agency of Canada the license to work with Risk-Group 2 human pathogens and toxins under Section 18 of the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act and ...
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Canada's ban prohibiting cosmetics animal testing and trade is enacted into law and has been into effect since December 22. This legislation which was enacted as part of the Budget Implementation Act (Bill C-47) in June 2023, bans cosmetic animal testing and the sale of products relying on new animal testing data to establish safety. It also prevents misleading labeling regarding animal testing for cosmetics.
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Papillomaviruses are double-stranded DNA viruses with a particle diameter of about 55 nanometers (nm). They can infect the skin as well as the epithelium in all vertebrates including humans. Warts are a common form of HPV infection. Certain types of HPV can also cause carcinomas including those of the male (penis) and female (cervix) genitalia.
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Researchers from the National University of Singapore have recently found a revolutionary method to grow human norovirus (HuNoV) in zebrafish embryos (1). HuNoV, a common and worldwide cause of acute non-bacterial gastroenteritis, has been refractory to culture in vitro as well as in vivo. The use of zebrafish embryos for HuNoV culture promises to an important breakthrough.
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The genus ‘Enterovirus’[1] belongs to the family Picornaviridae (‘pico’ meaning small) which comprises of icosahedral viruses (~30 nm in diameter) with single-stranded, positive-sense RNA genomes. As of 2020 (http://taxonomy.cvr.gla.ac.uk/PDF/Picornaviridae.pdf), the family contained 63 genera and 147 species, with many others still awaiting classification.
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Adenoviruses (from Latin adenos meaning 'gland') are icosahedral (about 90 nm in diam.), nonenveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses with a wide host range (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish). Characteristic antennae-like fibers protrude from the virion surface give them the appearance of miniature satellites. Virus replication occurs inside the nucleus of infected cells.
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Influenza or the flu, a highly contagious respiratory illness, is caused by a group of enveloped, RNA-containing viruses with virions of circular (~100 nm in diam.) or filamentous (~300 nm in length) appearance. They can be zoonotic in nature as they can also infect many species of wild (e.g., aquatic birds) and domesticated animals
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Undeniably, smallpox was among the most dreaded of all infectious diseases! It killed millions around the world each year. As nearly 80% of those infected would die, parents dared not count their children as their own until they had survived the regular and inevitable outbreaks of the infection.
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Even among other viruses, human noroviruses (HNV) are small (~27 nm), but they pack a powerful pathogenic punch! Globally, they sicken nearly 300 million people every year with acute gastroenteritis (diarrhea and vomiting), and kill approximately 200,000, mainly as a result of severe dehydration.
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The recent release of the above-mentioned standard by ASHRAE (www.ashrae.org) represents a significant ...
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Dr. Syed Sattar, the Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Farhad Karbassi, the Research Director and Dr. Bahram Zargar, the CEO of CREM Co Labs will attend IAFP 2023 Conference held on Metro Toronto Convention Center ...
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It may surprise you to know that inadvertent spread of pathogens may occur over a wider area during ...
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CREM Co Labs’ scientists are attending Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (CSPS) Symposium 2023 taking place at Metro Toronto Convention Center from May 24th to May 26th.
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CREM Co Labs has recently established a standardized protocol to produce dry biofilms. Such a protocol will make it ...
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CREM Co scientists published a novel method for quantitative field-relevant assessment of wipes and sprays ...
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Here you can find the translation of Dr. Sattar's recent article into Persian language ...
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CREM Co is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Jean-Yves Maillard to our Advisory Board. Dr. Maillard ...
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Ready to use wet Labs are available from 1000 sqft to 10000 sqft for Lease in Mississauga GTA ...
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The 2017 Award of Merit was granted to Dr. Sattar on April 04 at a special ceremony in Toronto following the semi-annual meeting of ASTM International’s Committee E35 on Pesticides, Antimicrobials and ...
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CREM Co’s scientists published the first peer-reviewed test of decontamination devices for car interiors. In the ...