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Leigh Desir

Leigh Desir is an independent health journalist based in Tallahassee, Florida. She contributes reporting on infectious diseases to Biology Insights, offering steady context behind public health headlines. Desir put together science news roundups for medical blogs and health newsletters, and received a bachelor of science in biology.

Factors Affecting Pathogen Survival and Growth Conditions Biology
The Unexpected Benefits of E. Coli for Your Health Biology
Can You See a Virus? How Scientists Actually View Them Biology
What Is Endotoxin and How Does It Affect the Body?Biology
What Is the COVID Molecule? A Molecular Breakdown Biology
Is Norovirus Pathogenic or Nonpathogenic?Biology
Does Iodine Kill Viruses? The Science and Safe Uses Immunity
Can Animals Get Polio? A Look at Animal Susceptibility Zoology
Gordonia Bacterium: What It Is and What It Does Biology
Animal Viruses: Transmission, Effects, and Human Impact Immunity
Urethral and Perineal Flora: What It Is & Why It Matters Gut & Kidney
The SARS-CoV-2 Virus Structure Explained Biology
What Are Commensal Bacteria and How Do They Affect Us?Biology
What Is Anthrax Made Of? From Bacteria to Toxins Biology
What is Ad5? A Common Virus and Scientific Tool Biology
What Is Wolbachia and How Does It Prevent Disease?Biology
E. Coli and Antibiotics: The Resistance Problem Immunity
What Is Roseomonas mucosa and Is It Harmful?Biology
What Is Virology? The Science of Studying Viruses Biology
How Are Viruses Named? The Official Scientific Process Biology
What Is Streptococcus lutetiensis and Is It Dangerous?Immunity
Viral Envelopes: Structure, Function, and Significance Biology
Is a Virus Living? The Debate Scientists Can’t Settle Biology
Positive Sense vs. Negative Sense RNA Viruses Explained Biology
What Causes a Virus? How Viruses Form and Spread Biology
What Can Viruses Do? More Than Just Make You Sick Biology
What Is Bordetella? Kennel Cough and Pertussis Immunity
Is COVID an RNA Virus? The Science Explained Biology
What Is Virulence? How Pathogens Cause Disease Immunity
What Are Virulence Factors and How Do They Work?Biology