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  1. Neuroscience

    Brain cells aglow after viral delivery

    The virus AAV-PHP.B proves best at delivering genes to brain cells in mice. Similar viruses may eventually be used for gene therapy in humans.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Health & Medicine

    The best advice on Zika virus and pregnancy is to know the unknowns

    There are some practical steps pregnant women and women who want to be pregnant can take to minimize risk of Zika virus infection.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Health & Medicine

    Unknowns about Zika virus continue to frustrate

    As worry about the Zika virus outbreak continues to ratchet up, scientists are scrambling to understand what threats the virus poses and how to stop it from spreading.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Astronomy

    In all sorts of circumstances, life finds a way

    Editor in Chief discusses the new marine habitats formed by human pollution and the alarming rise of the Zika virus.

    By Eva Emerson

  5. February 20, 2016

    In the Feb. 20 SN: The oceans’ proliferating plastic, secrets of the ice giants, Zika virus alarm, hunt for Planet Nine, architect ants, ancient warfare and more. 

    By Science News
  6. Health & Medicine

    WHO declares international emergency for cases linked to Zika virus

    The recent spate of birth defects and neurological disorders linked to Zika virus infection constitutes an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization declared February 1.

    By Meghan Rosen
  7. Life

    Memory cells enhance strategy for fighting blood cancers

    Immune therapy made more powerful with memory T cells.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  8. Health & Medicine

    Rapid spread of Zika virus in the Americas raises alarm

    After blazing through Brazil, a mosquito-borne virus called Zika, which may cause birth defects, is now poised to jump to the United States.

    By Meghan Rosen
  9. Health & Medicine

    CDC issues travel guidelines for pregnant women

    Pregnant women should consider postponing travel to much of Latin America and the Caribbean.

    By Meghan Rosen
  10. Genetics

    Readers question gene-drive engineered mosquitoes and their predators

    Readers discuss the effects of gene-drive engineered mosquitoes and muse on their science bucket list.

    By Science News Staff
  11. Life

    Body’s bacteria don’t outnumber human cells so much after all

    New calculations show human cells about equal bacteria in the body.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  12. Health & Medicine

    Gene behavior distinguishes viral from bacterial infections

    Researchers have identified signatures of viral infection, a distinction that may help doctors tell whether bacteria or a virus is causing trouble.

    By Laura Sanders