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6,261 results for: Virus

  1. Chemistry

    Cool way to peer into molecules’ inner workings wins chemistry Nobel Prize

    Three scientists will split the prize for their work developing cryo-electron microscopy.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Genetics

    Scientists find 10 new defense systems used by bacteria

    Scientists identify 10 groups of genes that appear to govern defense systems used by bacteria against virus attacks.

    By Laurel Hamers
  3. Health & Medicine

    The man flu struggle might be real, says one researcher

    A researcher reviews the evidence for gender bias among flu viruses in the BMJ’s lighthearted holiday edition.

    By Helen Thompson
  4. Science & Society

    2017 delivered humility, and proved our potential

    Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill reflects on some of the top scientific stories of 2017.

    By Elizabeth Quill
  5. Science & Society

    Colliding neutron stars, gene editing, human origins and more top stories of 2017

    A gravitational wave discovery is the year's biggest science story — again.

    By Science News Staff
  6. Life

    When it comes to the flu, the nose has a long memory

    Mice noses have specialty immune cells with long memories.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  7. Health & Medicine

    Zika hides out in body’s hard-to-reach spots

    Zika virus sticks around in the central nervous system and lymph nodes of monkeys.

    By Laurel Hamers
  8. Health & Medicine

    A gut-brain link for Parkinson’s gets a closer look

    Early evidence suggests that Parkinson’s may be a gut disease that affects the brain.

    By Laura Beil
  9. Life

    Map of Zika virus reveals how it shifts as it matures

    A cryo-electron microscopy map of immature Zika virus offers a never-before-seen glimpse of remodeling of the virus’s protein and RNA core.

    By Meghan Rosen
  10. Health & Medicine

    Add penis bacteria to the list of HIV risk factors

    Certain bacteria found on the penis raise the risk of HIV infection, a new study finds.

    By Laurel Hamers
  11. Health & Medicine

    Getting dengue first may make Zika infection much worse

    Experiments in cells and mice suggest that a previous exposure to dengue or West Nile can make a Zika virus infection worse.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  12. Humans

    How to build a human brain

    Organoids, made from human stem cells, are growing into brains and other miniorgans to help researchers study development

    By Ingfei Chen