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Published Ocean warming intensifies viral outbreaks within corals - Ocean Warming Intensifies Viral Outbreaks Within Corals



A groundbreaking three-year study in the South Pacific has found evidence that ocean warming can tri...
Published A rare recent case of retrovirus integration: An infectious gibbon ape leukaemia virus is colonizing a rodent's genome in New Guinea



Retroviruses are viruses that multiply by incorporating their genes into the genome of a host cell....
Published The Malaria parasite generates genetic diversity using an evolutionary 'copy-paste' tactic



All modern Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite in humans, are descendants of one i...
Published First step to untangle DNA: Supercoiled DNA captures gyrase like a lasso ropes cattle



Researchers reveal how DNA gyrase resolves DNA entanglements. The findings not only provide novel in...
Published H5N1 virus from 2022 mink outbreak capable of inefficient airborne transmission



Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza was detected in dairy cattle for the first time in the United...
Published Zombie cells in the sea: Viruses keep the most common marine bacteria in check



Marine microbes control the flux of matter and energy essential for life in the oceans. Among them,...
Published Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance



Fewer than one percent of people who get the flu every year get tested, in part because most tests r...
Published Soil characteristics may be related to chronic wasting disease persistence, study finds - Soil Characteristics May Be Related to Chronic Wasting Disease Persistence, Study Finds


Deer infected with chronic wasting disease are doomed to a slow and certain death, eventually wastin ...
Published First successful vaccination against 'mad cow'-like wasting disease in deer - First Successful Vaccination Against 'Mad Cow'-Like Wasting Disease in Deer


Researchers say that a vaccination they have developed to fight a brain-based, wasting syndrome amon...
Published The shape of infectious prions - The Shape of Infectious Prions: Understanding the Mechanisms of Prion Diseases


Prions are unique infective agents -- unlike viruses, bacteria, fungi and other parasites, prions do ...
Published Fungus-fighting protein could help overcome severe autoimmune disease and cancer



A protein in the immune system programmed to protect the body from fungal infections is also respons ...
Published Keeping SARS-CoV-2 closed for business with small molecules - Keeping SARS-CoV-2 Closed for Business with Small Molecules


The infamous spike proteins on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 help it bind to and enter human cells. Beca...
Published A quick new way to screen virus proteins for antibiotic properties - A Quick New Way to Screen Virus Proteins for Antibiotic Properties


A whole new world of antibiotics is waiting inside the viruses that infect bacteria. Scientists are ...
Published Fecal microbiota transplants: Two reviews explore what's worked, what hasn't, and where do we go from here - Fecal Microbiota Transplants: A Comprehensive Review of What Works, What Doesn't, and Where We Go From Here



Fecal microbiota transplants are the most effective and affordable treatment for recurrent infection ...
Published Studying herpes encephalitis with mini-brains - Studying Herpes Encephalitis with Mini-Brains



The herpes simplex virus-1 can sometimes cause a dangerous brain infection. Combining an anti-inflam ...
Published 'Glow-in-the-dark' proteins could help diagnose viral diseases - Glow-in-the-Dark Proteins: A Revolutionary Tool for Diagnosing Viral Diseases


Despite recent advancements, many highly sensitive diagnostic tests for viral diseases still require...
Published Researchers show that IgA fine tunes the body's interactions with microbes - Researchers Show That IgA Fine Tunes the Body's Interactions with Microbes



A new study has demonstrated that IgA acts as a 'tuner' that regulates the number of microbes the bo...
Published What bank voles can teach us about prion disease transmission and neurodegeneration - What Bank Voles Can Teach Us About Prion Disease Transmission and Neurodegeneration


Transmission of prions between species is inefficient, and only a small proportion of exposed recipi...
Published Highly accurate test for common respiratory viruses uses DNA as 'bait' - Highly Accurate Test for Common Respiratory Viruses Uses DNA as 'Bait'


A new test 'fishes' for multiple respiratory viruses at once using single strands of DNA as 'bait',...
Published Virus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health - Virus plus Microplastics Equal Double Whammy for Fish Health


Microplastics -- tiny particles generated as plastics weather and fragment -- pose a growing threat...