Zika and dengue immunity; another point-of-care Zika diagnostic; toward a “maleness” gene drive in malaria mosquitos; evaluating interdisciplinary research proposals; risk-assessing plants

Air pollution is linked to 6.5 million premature deaths each year, according to a study.

Researchers raise concerns related to collaboration, funding, and regulatory decisions.

More transmissible cancers in clams; first human trial for Zika vaccine a go; Great Barrier Reef bleaching; neuronal diversity; mosquito bites enhance viral infection; news from the American Society for Microbiology annual meeting

A selection of notable quotes from the American Society for Microbiology’s annual meeting

Anti-CRISPR proteins; following the chronic fatigue syndrome funding; listening, learning, and memory consolidation during sleep; microbe affects behavior; Zika updates

Analyzing the gut microbiomes of children from birth through toddlerhood, researchers tie compositional changes to birth mode, infant diet, and antibiotic therapy.

Artists and scientists collaborate to highlight the importance of insects and arachnids.

“Recording” DNA with CRISPR; selecting edited cells in vivo; toward reducing mitochondrial replacement therapy risk; Homo floresiensis fossils; National Academies outline gene-drive recommendations

Following approval by Congress, the president will decide on an update the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act.

European perch larvae exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of polystyrene particles preferred to eat the microplastics in place of prey, according to a study.

CRISPR for RNA editing; virologists flock to Zika; bumblebee electroreception; Kavli Prize winners; “Human Genome Project-Write”