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6,282 results for: Virus

  1. Animals

    Amphibian diseases flow through animal trade

    Discovery of chytrid fungus and ranaviruses in frogs and toads exported from Hong Kong shows how pathogens may spread.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  2. Physics

    Laser tweezers manipulate objects just 50 nanometers wide

    Technique could allow scientists to move proteins, viruses and nanomaterials.

    By Andrew Grant
  3. Health & Medicine

    Camels in Saudi Arabia teeming with MERS virus

    Three-quarters of animals tested had signs of the MERS virus, which can be deadly in people.

    By Beth Mole
  4. Health & Medicine

    HPV vaccination proves its worth in Australia

    A study in Australia finds the shots are already reducing cases of abnormal cervical lesions.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Science & Society

    Flu drug research takes Intel STS top honors

    A teenager’s computer analyses that identified six potential new flu-fighting compounds claimed first place at the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search.

    By Sid Perkins
  6. Life

    Big study raises worries about bees trading diseases

    Pathogens may jump from commercial colonies to the wild.

    By Susan Milius
  7. Health & Medicine

    Five California children have polio-like symptoms

    At least five, and possibly as many as 25, children in California have experienced poliolike symptoms, including paralysis of limbs and breathing problems, since 2012. Scientists are not yet sure what is causing the emerging disease.

    By Ashley Yeager
  8. Health & Medicine

    Experimental vaccines protect children from hand, foot and mouth disease

    Shots prevented cases resulting from enterovirus 71.

    By Nathan Seppa
  9. Health & Medicine

    Beating addiction: impossible or surprisingly common?

    Addiction may be a dysfunctional if temporary coping strategy, clouds may not reduce global warming and other stories from the March 22 issue.

    By Eva Emerson
  10. Genetics

    Bacteria can be genetically tricked into self-destructing

    Manipulating microbes’ defenses could lead to targeted antibiotics.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  11. Health & Medicine

    Immunotherapy attacks aberrant cervical growth

    The treatment might stop cancers before they arise.

    By Nathan Seppa
  12. Materials Science

    Scientists throw crystals a curve

    Particles inside a sphere assemble into ordered ribbons, not lumps.

    By Beth Mole