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Infection by GFP-encoding viruses enables quick, easy detection of tuberculosis in patient samples.
Only a quarter of Clostridium difficile infections in one hospital system were traced to contact with a symptomatic patient.
The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity explains why it recommended redacting the details of studies reporting on a highly transmissible H5N1 strain.
An attempt to regrow the infamous GFAJ-1 bacteria, reported to incorporate arsenic into its DNA backbone, has failed.
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A Swiss-based firm may have a back-door way to thwart a bioterrorist attack—by fighting the flu.
Researchers have mapped out the DNA of what some scientists claim to be an arsenic loving bacterium.
A controversial Boston University laboratory could open by the end of the month, but at a lower safety rating than originally planned.