Computers may play an important role in preparing us for the next viral outbreak – whether flu or Ebola. UW Institute for Protein Design, CC BY-ND Ian Haydon, University of Washington As Bil... Read more
These findings suggest a new strain of plague could emerge again in humans in the future. An international team of scientists has discovered that two of the world’s most devastating plagues... Read more
The explosive growth of the human population—from 2.5 billion to 6 billion since the second half of the 20th century—may have already started changing how infectious diseases emerge In mid-A... Read more
Scientists have moved closer to developing a universal flu vaccine by using the 2009 pandemic to study why some people seem to resist severe illness. Researchers at Imperial College London a... Read more
Some say the results should never be published Two teams of scientists have independently constructed a deadly strain of flu. Some say the results should never be published It’s a rar... Read more
Airplanes link populations in an immediate way, which allows the transmission of microbes to occur even more quickly In his new book, award-winning biologist and author Nathan Wolfe examines... Read more
A simple swine flu breath test is currently being developed with the aim of preventing H1N1 vaccination shortages by identifying those already infected with the strain. A recent study in Gla... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Researchers have engineered a new type of chicken Researchers have engineered a new type of chicken that might help prevent the spread of bird flu—a worrisome virus that... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A series of promising compounds can cripple all enveloped viruses’ ability to invade cells as well as circumvent any resistance that hobbles traditional antiviral d... Read more
