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6,294 results for: Virus

  1. Health & Medicine

    Deadly MERS spreads in small cluster in South Korea

    Thirty people have MERS virus in the South Korean outbreak, including China’s first case.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    Chikungunya is on the move

    The chikungunya virus, which wreaks havoc on joints, has spread via mosquitoes in tropical regions. Now it has found a way to hijack a second mosquito, posing a threat to people in Europe, North America and China.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Ecosystems

    Ocean food source lives by day, dies by night

    The most abundant carbon fixer in the oceans lives by day, dies by night, and may be key to the balance of marine ecosystems.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  4. Health & Medicine

    Rotavirus vaccine is proving its worth

    Rotavirus vaccination cuts childhood intestinal infection hospitalizations in half.

    By Meghan Rosen
  5. Health & Medicine

    An antidepressant may protect against Ebola

    Zoloft and a heart drug keep most mice alive after exposure to Ebola.

    By Nathan Seppa
  6. Science & Society

    Home-brewed heroin: Hold the hype

    Now is the time to think about policy for synthetically produced morphine, but the process, if it bears out, is years away from working.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  7. Health & Medicine

    Ebola gatekeeper protein identified

    Ebola’s ability to infect appears to depend on a key transport protein that guides the virus into cells.

    By Meghan Rosen
  8. Genetics

    How to rewire the eye

    The cutting-edge technology called optogenetics may offer a workaround to partially restore vision even after the retina’s light-sensing rods and cones die.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  9. Science & Society

    Cancerous clams and other sci-fi fodder

    Fans of science fiction will find a few items in this issue sure to trip the imagination.

    By Eva Emerson
  10. Health & Medicine

    Kids who have had measles are at higher risk of fatal infections

    Measles infection leaves kids vulnerable to other infectious diseases for much longer than scientists suspected.

    By Meghan Rosen
  11. Genetics

    Gene therapy for blindness dims a bit

    Gene therapy improves vision temporarily but can’t save sight.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  12. Plants

    A protein battle underlies the beauty of orchids

    The petal-and-lip shape that draws pollinators to orchids results from a competition between two protein complexes, a new study finds.

    By Sarah Zielinski