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6,283 results for: Virus

  1. Health & Medicine

    Vaccine could protect against virus that causes birth defects

    An experimental vaccine against cytomegalovirus has the ability to prevent infection half the time it’s administered, suggesting the vaccine might prevent birth defects the virus can cause.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Male circumcision fends off the most common STDs

    Male circumcision prevents some genital herpes and human papillomavirus infections, a study in Ugandan adolescent boys and men shows.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    How herpes re-rears its ugly head

    Researchers identify a key player in the reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 1.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Materials Science

    Viruses could power devices

    Viruses — the biological kind — could be used to construct more efficient, environmentally friendly lithium ion batteries

    By Solmaz Barazesh
  5. Life

    Cattle genome sequenced

    Researchers unlock the DNA of M-O-O.

    By Laura Sanders
  6. Health & Medicine

    Swine flu outbreak likely to continue, officials say

    Even as public health data on the new outbreak change daily, biological information on the mysterious virus remains scant.

    By Nathan Seppa
  7. Life

    Mimivirus up close

    Scientists get a closer look at the structure of mimivirus, the largest virus in the world.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  8. Health & Medicine

    New weapon fights hepatitis C

    Taking the experimental drug telaprevir with standard medications for hepatitis C clears the virus from patients’ blood better than the standard combination alone.

    By Nathan Seppa
  9. Health & Medicine

    World Health Organization raises swine flu alert level

    The World Health Organization announced April 29 that is has raised the alert level for swine flu from Phase 4 to Phase 5, which suggests that a pandemic is imminent.

    By Nathan Seppa
  10. Health & Medicine

    Swine flu genetics suggest a vaccine is possible

    So far, strain's contagion appears on par with that of a seasonal flu outbreak. Vaccine would be at least months away.

    By Nathan Seppa
  11. Chemistry

    How RNA got started

    Scientists identify chemical reactions that could be responsible for the origin of life.

    By Solmaz Barazesh
  12. Chemistry

    Tiny molecules walk the track

    Researchers design synthetic “walking” molecules that may one day haul cargo in artificial micromachines.

    By Laura Sanders