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6,286 results for: Virus

  1. Plants

    Why a parasitic vine can’t take a bite out of tomatoes

    Cultivated tomatoes fend off parasitic vines as they would microbes.

    By Helen Thompson
  2. Health & Medicine

    First case of woman-to-man spread of Zika via sex reported

    The first known case of female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika virus has been reported in New York City.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Health & Medicine

    Risk of travelers to Olympics sparking new Zika outbreaks low

    Just four countries — Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea and Yemen — bear a substantial risk of bringing Zika virus home from the Olympics and having it spread, the CDC says.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Zika epidemic peaking in Latin America

    Zika virus is burning through the population of Latin America; the epidemic will probably be over within two years, and won’t strike again for at least 10 years or more, a new analysis suggests.

    By Meghan Rosen
  5. Health & Medicine

    How one patient spread MERS to 82 people

    One person passed the Middle East respiratory syndrome virus to 82 others during an outbreak in South Korea in 2015.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Health & Medicine

    Unprotected sex less risky if HIV-positive partner on antiretroviral therapy

    The risk of HIV transmission during unprotected sex drops drastically if the HIV-positive partner is taking antiretroviral therapy.

    By Meghan Rosen
  7. Genetics

    Dolly the Sheep’s cloned sisters aging gracefully

    Cloning doesn’t cause premature aging in sheep.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  8. Health & Medicine

    This week in Zika: vaccine progress, infection insights

    Vaccine candidates for Zika virus take a step forward, birth defects span spectrum of problems and doubts about Zika’s link to microcephaly may be extinguished by new reports from Colombia.

    By Meghan Rosen
  9. Science & Society

    GM mosquitoes succeed at reducing dengue, company says

    GM mosquito releases in Brazil have helped cut dengue cases 91 percent in a year.

    By Susan Milius
  10. Genetics

    ‘Junk DNA’ has value for roundworms

    Some “junk DNA” may be necessary to keep genes active.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  11. Health & Medicine

    Vaccines could counter addictive opioids

    Scientists turn to vaccines to curb the growing opioid epidemic.

    By Susan Gaidos
  12. Life

    Vaccines may offer defense against dengue, Zika and chikungunya

    Mosquitoes carry several harmful viruses—dengue, Zika, chikungunya. Vaccines may be the best means of defense.

    By Laura Beil