6,282 results
6,282 results for: Virus
- Life
Model for powerful flu fighters from existing drugs
Computer screening mines inventory of existing drugs to find possible new drugs that the H1N1 and H5N1 flu viruses just wouldn’t be able to resist.
- Life
Virus makes plants lie to insects
Infected squash plants smell delicious but taste terrible – perfect combination for tricking aphids into spreading disease
- Health & Medicine
When body meets H1N1 flu
Two studies map interactions between virus and human cells; one study reveals natural flu fighters.
- Life
Cancer plaguing Tasmanian devils began in one animal’s nerve cells
Genetics provide a starting point for diagnosis and potential vaccines.
- Life
Bornavirus genes found in human DNA
Researchers have found molecular fossils of an RNA virus in human and other mammalian genomes, pushing back the emergence of RNA viruses millions of years.
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A Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer
The engaging essays in this slim volume are chock-full of information about viruses, from the common cold to smallpox. Univ. of Chicago Press, 2011, 109 p., $20.
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Book Review: A Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer
Review by Tina Hesman Saey.
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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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BOOK REVIEW: The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It by Ricki Lewis
Review by Alexandra Witze.
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No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses by Peter Piot
A microbiologist tells tales of his adventures in Africa battling infectious diseases from Ebola to AIDS. W.W. Norton & Co., 2012, 304 p., $28.95
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BOOK REVIEW: Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy
Review by Alexandra Witze.
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