Sara Sawyer

  • Orangutans
    New broad-spectrum antiviral protein can inhibit HIV, other pathogens in some primates
    University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder researchers have discovered that a protein-coding gene called Schlafen11 (SLFN11) may induce a broad-spectrum cellular response against infection by viruses including HIV-1.The new research, which was
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  • BioFrontiers' Sara Sawyer discovered that a gene in S. cerevisiae and multiple other Saccharomyces yeast species appears to rapidly evolve to recognize and destroy attacking viruses.
    Yeast gene rapidly evolves to attack viruses
    Humans have used Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast in baking, brewing and winemaking for millennia. New research from the University of Idaho and the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder reveals another way that yeast species can help our species: by
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  • Sara Sawyer recently joined BioFrontiers. Now that the dust is settling in her lab, she's back to focusing on zoonotic diseases.
    Using evolution to fight disease
    New BioFrontiers lab uses evolution to fight diseaseby Paul McDivittPhoto: Sara SawyerEbola comes from bats, HIV from primates, and new strains of influenza from birds and pigs. With zoonotic diseases – those capable of transmission from animals to
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