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6,244 results for: Virus

  1. Life

    Chemical magic transforms skin cells into nerve cells

    Just a few chemicals can transform skin cells from Alzheimer’s patients and healthy people into nerve cells.

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  2. Life

    Signs of food allergies may be present at birth

    Overactive immune cells may prime babies for food allergies.

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  3. Neuroscience

    Cold War collaboration probed possible viral cause of ALS

    A mid-1960s collaboration between American and Soviet researchers explored a possible viral cause of ALS.

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  4. Quantum Physics

    Quantum dots get a second chance to shine

    Quantum dots, semiconductor particles that can emit a rainbow of colors, have been put to work observing living cells, with possible benefits for medical diagnosis.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Viruses can zoom through workplaces in hours

    A virus on an office door handle can spread to more than half the people working there within a few hours.

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  6. Life

    Cold coddles colds

    Antiviral responses aren’t as effective against common cold viruses in cooler temperatures.

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  7. Science & Society

    Cancerous clams and other sci-fi fodder

    Fans of science fiction will find a few items in this issue sure to trip the imagination.

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  8. Life

    New gut-dwelling virus is surprisingly common

    It’s not clear yet whether the bacteriophage crAssphage, found in people’s intestines, has any health effects.

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  9. Life

    Test drug stops Marburg virus in monkeys

    Using a nano-size piece of RNA, scientists have stopped Marburg virus in monkeys.

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  10. Oceans

    Viruses might tame some algal blooms

    The rapid demise of a giant, carbon-spewing algal bloom points to the influence of viral wranglers.

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  11. Genetics

    Water bears are genetic mash-ups

    Drying out may help tardigrades soak up new DNA, which in turn aids the water bears in withstanding stress.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Antibiotics early in life may have lingering effects

    A study in mice show long-lasting effects from courses of antibiotics early in life.

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