Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details might inform future treatments.
Scientists still don’t know why Andes hantavirus is the only one shown to spread from person to person.
Public health officials are racing to find out how the sometimes deadly hantavirus got aboard a cruise ship and if there has been human-to-human spread.
In cows’ guts, ciliates contain a tiny organelle called a hydrogenobody that may drive production of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
An analysis of ancient DNA and modern disease risk suggests some immune genes may reduce allergy risk rather than increase it.
Rising heat and drought may spur bacteria to exchange antibiotic resistance genes, with potential risks to human health.
The findings show how the H5N1 bird flu virus is evolving in livestock and what that may mean for human health.
Climate change is affecting microbes, and that has implications for all life on Earth.
Chickpeas produced seeds in simulated lunar soil, offering clues for future space farming.
During a test drive, the mobile lab van uncovered a drug-resistant HIV strain that sprung up after the ongoing war with Russia started.
