An antibody that binds 16 different flu viruses offers hope for the long-sought universal vaccine.
An antibody that binds 16 different flu viruses offers hope for the long-sought universal vaccine.
Already reeling from a 20-year losing battle with a devastating disease, the banana variety eaten in the United States is now threatened by a new—but old—enemy.
The story of the US government’s efforts to stamp out smallpox in the early 20th century offers insights into the science and practice of mass vaccination.
In Chapter 5, "The Stable and the Laboratory," author Michael Willrich explores the burgeoning vaccine manufacture industry that ramped up to combat smallpox epidemics in turn-of-the-twentieth-century American cities.
Member, Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington. Age: 38
United Nation officials declare rinderpest the first animal disease to be fully eradicated.
A new report suggests that potential malaria treatments currently under study comprise the largest drug pipeline in history.
The virulent stain that has killed 48 people produces Shiga toxin and sticks to the intestinal wall.
Whether it’s in the arctic or a commonplace kitchen appliance, deadly fungal species wait for the right opportunity to strike