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6,295 results for: Virus

  1. Math

    Generous Players

    Game theory is helping to explain how cooperation and other self-sacrificing behaviors fit into natural selection.

    By Erica Klarreich

  2. Gene Doping

    Inserting genes for extra strength or speed could give athletes an unbeatable, and perhaps undetectable, advantage in competitive sports.

    By Christen Brownlee
  3. Health & Medicine

    Assault on Autism

    A shift in scientific thinking about what causes autism is prompting a closer look at potential environmental factors.

    By Diana Parsell
  4. Humans

    Science News of the Year 2004

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2004.

    By Science News
  5. Health & Medicine

    One in a Million

    A 15-year-old girl in Wisconsin has survived a rabies infection without receiving the rabies vaccine, a first in medical history.

    By Nathan Seppa

  6. Poisonous Partnership

    Tools from molecular biology are providing new insights into the viruses employed by parasitoid wasps to manipulate their caterpillar hosts.

    By David Shiga
  7. Humans

    Bushmeat on the Menu

    Studies of the bushmeat trade reveal that such meat appeals to people who can't afford anything else and to prestige seekers who certainly can.

    By Susan Milius

  8. Full Stem Ahead

    Before stem cells can fulfill the promise of treating deadly diseases, problems with the cells' biology and government regulations limiting their use must be solved.

    By Christen Brownlee
  9. Tech

    Special Treatment

    Researchers are developing nanosize metallic particles that can break down soil and groundwater contaminants faster and more cheaply than any other existing technology.

    By Alexandra Goho
  10. Health & Medicine

    Us against Them

    New antibiotics may be valuable weapons in the fight against tougher bacteria.

    By Christen Brownlee
  11. Health & Medicine

    Striking a Better Bargain with HIV

    Because a drug frequently used to block the transmission of HIV from mother to infant may have negative consequences for the mothers, researchers are looking for inexpensive treatments that will benefit both mother and child.

    By Ben Harder

  12. Sound Off

    By using bits of RNA to eliminate the effects of selected genes, scientists are developing new ways to study gene function and treat diseases.

    By Christen Brownlee