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6,244 results for: Virus
- Science & Society
90th Anniversary Issue: 1950s
DNA's structure revealed and other highlights, 1950–59
- Life
2012 medicine Nobel honors research on reprogramming adult cells
John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka share this year's prize.
- Life
XMRV tie to chronic fatigue debunked
A virus that was tied to the mysterious syndrome by 2009 research appears to have been a laboratory contaminant.
- Health & Medicine
Male circumcision tied to lower HIV prevalence
Clinical programs in eastern and southern Africa also seem to be changing people’s views on the operation.
- Health & Medicine
Studies shed light on Ebola’s M.O.
New findings reveal a key step in how the deadly virus infects cells — and identify compounds that may thwart it.
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BOOK REVIEW: The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age by Nathan Wolfe
Review by Erika Engelhaupt.
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SN Online
SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC BLOGImported primate meat hosts potentially dangerous viruses. See “Bush meat can be a viral feast.” LIFE A snake senses prey’s last heartbeats. See “Boas take pulse as they snuff it out.” ATOM & COSMOS A simulation hints at why space is 3-D. Read “String theorists squeeze nine dimensions into three.” BODY […]
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BOOK REVIEW: The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It by Ricki Lewis
Review by Alexandra Witze.
- Life
Cats engineered for disease resistance
Genetically modified felines created in an effort to fight feline immunodeficiency virus.
- Humans
Afghanistan on 240 incidents a week
A computer simulation forecasts insurgent activity by analyzing U.S. military logs released on WikiLeaks.
- Life
Genes & Cells
Microscopic murderers caught dealing poison, fighting aging with hibernation and more in this week's news.
- Math
Varying efficacy of HIV drug cocktails explained
Steepness of slope in dose-response curve tips off researchers to importance of timing in virus’s life cycle.
