The brain’s role in aging; tracking disease; understanding the new flu virus; no autism-Lyme link; one drug’s journey from bench to bedside
The brain’s role in aging; tracking disease; understanding the new flu virus; no autism-Lyme link; one drug’s journey from bench to bedside
Hybrid viruses derived from an H5N1 bird flu strain can infect guinea pigs through the air.
One, two, three, four . . . . Counting colonies and plaques can be tedious, but tools exist to streamline the process.
A virus that infects a crop-killing fungus can spread freely, opening the possibility of its use as a fungicide.
Viral infections of the central nervous system may trigger cytokines that induce seizures.
Researchers have genetically engineered a virus that is deadly to chickens and found that it can kill prostate cancer in vitro.
Disgruntled Nobel loser sues; brain trauma researchers search for biomarker of a chronic condition; receptor for novel coronavirus found; the rise of transcriptomics; and ethical oversight of participant-led research
Nanoparticles coated with a toxin found in bee venom can destroy HIV while leaving surrounding cells intact.
The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.
The global spread of dengue virus has immunologists and public-health experts debating the best way to curb infection.