Phage virus discovered at Hebrew University named after fallen soldier
Phages are viruses that precisely target and kill bacteria, which can offer “a potential solution to the growing crisis of ...
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Scientists found out the flu virus can shape shift: Here’s how you can outsmart it
A new study says the flu A viral strain can adapt shape to stay infectious. Infectious disease doctors break down what this ...
Can You Hear a Virus? Scientists Use Light To Listen to the Sounds of Life
New research at MSU uses light to reveal viruses’ unique vibrations, opening new doors for biological imaging and antiviral ...
'Bacteriophages are fecal indicators, can harm humans': 'The Liver Doc' fact-checks study on self-purifying Ganga water
His tweets came in response to the report that the Ganga River has a self-purification mechanism due to the presence of 1,100 ...
Bird Flu jumps species in the U.S.: Scientists alarmed as virus spreads to cats, cows. Are humans next?
A new strain of avian flu, H5N1, has spread to dairy cows and domestic cats in the U.S., with a dairy worker in Nevada ...
Making sex deadly for insects could control pests that carry disease and harm crops
Mosquitoes cause around a million deaths per year. So, scientists are coming up with genetic engineering techniques that ...
Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections may lead to long-term cognitive impairment, research shows
Very early exposure to even a very small dose of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in infant mice can lead to cognitive decline later in life, according to findings from a new Dartmouth-led study, in ...
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Gene editing has arrived
Building a gene editor took months. With CRISPR even high-schoolers can get hold of editing systems in the time it takes to order RNA sequences online and have them shipped by FedEx. In a short while ...
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Infant exposure to herpes virus may cause memory problems later in life
Very early exposure to even a very small dose of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in infant mice can lead to cognitive decline later in life, according to findings from a new Dartmouth-led study, in ...
Do you really need the flu shot?
Since October, at least 29 million Americans have come down with the flu, which has led to around 370,000 hospitalizations ...
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Microbiology articles from across Nature Portfolio
Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology ...