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6,247 results for: Virus

  1. Animals

    Nature has a dog problem

    Free-roaming dogs spread disease, kill wildlife by the thousands and have even caused extinctions. But their full effect on the environment has been little studied.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  2. Astronomy

    Proxima b deserves buzz, even if some didn’t notice

    Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses Earth's newest potentially habitable neighbor.

    By Eva Emerson
  3. Health & Medicine

    First known case of sexually transmitted Ebola reported

    A Liberian woman contracted Ebola in March by having sex with a survivor of the viral disease, researchers report.

    By Lila Guterman
  4. Life

    Experimental MERS vaccine battles virus in mice and monkeys

    Select viral proteins and DNA can combat the MERS virus in mice and monkeys.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  5. Health & Medicine

    Efforts to control mosquitoes take on new urgency

    The major mosquito that is spreading Zika virus has quirks that make it one of the toughest to fight.

    By Susan Milius
  6. Animals

    Cause of mass starfish die-offs is still a mystery

    Sea stars off the U.S. west coast started dying off en masse in 2013. Scientists are still struggling to figure out the cause.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  7. Health & Medicine

    Zika, psychobiotics and more in reader feedback

    Readers respond to the April 2, 2016, issue of Science News with thoughts on Zika virus, planetary science, microbes in mental health and more.

    By Science News Staff
  8. Neuroscience

    Lost memories retrieved for mice with signs of Alzheimer’s

    Using light, scientists coaxed a forgotten memory from the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s-like symptoms.

    By Laura Sanders
  9. Science & Society

    See where Clinton and Trump stand on science

    Science News looks at where presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on seven key science issues, from genetic engineering to space exploration.

    By Science News Staff
  10. Life

    Experimental MERS vaccine shows promise

    An experimental vaccine against the MERS virus triggers immune protection, a new study finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  11. Health & Medicine

    Vaccinated man excretes live poliovirus for nearly 3 decades

    For almost 30 years, a man with an immune deficiency has been shedding poliovirus strains that have evolved from the version he received in a vaccine.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  12. Genetics

    Gene editing makes pigs safer for human transplants

    CRISPR/Cas9 disables multiple viruses at one time

    By Tina Hesman Saey