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6,285 results for: Virus

  1. Health & Medicine

    The Vaccinia Dilemma

    To inform the current debate on who should be vaccinated for smallpox given the possibility of—or in the event of—a bioterrorism attack, researchers are using mathematical models and data from vaccination campaigns and past smallpox outbreaks.

    By Ben Harder
  2. Ecosystems

    Cultivating Weeds

    Some formerly mild-mannered plants turn into horticultural bullies when planted far outside their native range.

    By Janet Raloff

  3. Happy Anniversary

    In the 50 years since the discovery of DNA's double helix structure, scientists have developed striking new ways to visualize the molecule.

    By John Travis
  4. Plants

    Any Hope for Old Chestnuts?

    Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of chestnut blight in the United States, but enthusiasts still haven't given up hope of restoring American chestnut forests.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Chemistry

    Danger Detection

    Analytical chemists are exploring ways to improve chemical and biological weapons detection.

    By Jessica Gorman
  6. Materials Science

    Microbial Materials

    Microorganisms can be coaxed into producing high-tech components and can themselves serve as valuable ingredients in new classes of materials.

    By Jessica Gorman
  7. Life

    All the World’s a Phage

    There are an amazing number of bacteriophages—viruses that kill bacteria—in the world.

    By John Travis
  8. Materials Science

    Layered Approach

    A decade-old method for creating thin coatings is poised to move from the lab to countless low- and high-tech products.

    By Jessica Gorman
  9. Health & Medicine

    Checkmate for a Child-Killer?

    If a new generation of vaccines pans out, the days of rotavirus, which kills at least 450,000 infants and children every year by causing severe diarrhea, may be numbered.

    By Ben Harder
  10. Health & Medicine

    Testing Times

    Relying in part on a new rapid HIV test, health officials are working to identify and treat more HIV infections earlier in the course of the disease.

    By Ben Harder

  11. Tiny Bubbles

    Microscopic vesicles shed by cells may help the AIDS virus, benefit cancer cells, and drive the immune response.

    By John Travis
  12. Science & Society

    Science News of the Year 2003

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2003.

    By Science News