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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.

What Is the Most Dangerous Bacteria in the World?Biology
Is the Herpes Virus Enveloped?Biology
What Are Arboviruses and How Are They Transmitted?Immunity
Is HIV a Double-Stranded RNA Virus?Biology
Is Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) Pathogenic or Nonpathogenic?Biology
How Fast Do Viruses Mutate and Why?Biology
Is Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) an Exotoxin?Biology
Why Can’t a Human Virus Infect a Dog or a Cat?Biology
Is Bacillus F a Real Probiotic Strain?Supplements
What Is a Vampire Virus? The Real Science and Discovery Biology
Does Soap Kill COVID? The Science Explained Immunity
What Would Happen If All Your Gut Microbes Died?Biology
Is Baby Urine Sterile? The Science on the Urinary Microbiome Gut & Kidney
What Are Microbial Communities and Why Are They Important?Biology
What Is SIV Disease and How Does It Progress?Zoology
What Is a Novel Virus and How Do They Emerge?Biology
Is Ebola an RNA or DNA Virus and Why It Matters Immunity
The Structure of the Rabies Virus and Its Components Biology
Does Bleach Kill Candida Auris?Immunity
Which Cell Type Do Influenza Viruses Bind to Initiate Infection?Biology
How Does a Virus Mutate and Create New Variants?Biology
Can COVID Survive in the Fridge? The Science Explained Biology
Is Influenza an RNA or DNA Virus? Why It Matters Biology
What Is Positive Sense RNA and Why Does It Matter?Biology
What Are Virulence Factors? The Tools Pathogens Use Biology
What Is Inserted Into the Cell From the Virus?Biology
Can Viruses Respond to Their Environment?Biology
What Is Phage Therapy and How Does It Work?Therapies
Can a Virus Be Killed? The Science of Viral Neutralization Biology
Does a Virus Respond to the Environment?Biology