The Tick Cell Biobank provides resources for UK and international in vitro research on ticks, other arthropods and vector-borne diseases.
Ticks and other blood-feeding arthropods transmit many human and animal diseases. Research into prevention and cure of these diseases, which are caused by viruses, bacteria and parasites, is greatly assisted by the use of cell culture systems. These enable study of both how arthropod cells function, and how and why arthropods harbour and transmit these disease-causing pathogens.
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LIV-SRF
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livsrf@liverpool.ac.uk
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https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/facilities/tick-cell-biobank/
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