News

  1. Health & Medicine

    New twist on a flu vaccine revs up the body’s army of virus killers

    A new approach to flu vaccine development makes influenza virus extra sensitive to a powerful antiviral system.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. Neuroscience

    Cilia in the brain may be busier than previously thought

    A hairlike appendage sticking out of brain cells may be much more important in the brain than scientists realized.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Life

    Light pollution can prolong the risk of sparrows passing along West Nile virus

    Nighttime lighting prolongs time that birds can pass along virus to mosquitoes that bite people.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Microbes

    The secret to icky, sticky bacterial biofilms lies in the microbes’ cellulose

    Bacteria use a modified form of cellulose to form sticky networks that can coat various surfaces.