Microbiology
- Ape parasite genomes reveal origin, evolution of leading cause of malaria outside Africa: New insights on the origins of deadly infectious diseases vital to understanding emergence of human pathogens (22 Aug 2018)
- Scientists watch bacteria 'harpoon' DNA to speed their evolution (06 Aug 2018)
- A Synthetic Microbe Could Be the Next Antibiotic (20 Apr 2018)
- The EPA Just Approved the Release of Mosquito-Killing Insects Grown in the Lab (19 Nov 2017)
- Scientists reveal 'superbug's' artillery (19 Oct 2017)
- Sequencing test enables precise identification of drug-resistant TB: Researchers advance SMOR testing, with an eye on precision medicine for tuberculosis (11 Oct 2017)
- Genetic 'fossils' reveal long-term viral partnerships in grass: Within host cells, partner viruses may exchange genetic material and evolve together over time (06 Oct 2017)
- Antibiotic-resistant microbes date back to 450 million years ago, well before the age of dinosaurs: Survival of mass extinctions helps to explain near indestructible properties of hospital superbugs (06 Oct 2017)
- Biochemists discover mechanism that helps flu viruses evolve: Influenza viruses can hijack host cellular machinery to help mutated viral proteins fold and function (04 Oct 2017)
- Penn study models how the immune system might evolve to conquer HIV (22 Jul 2016)
- Primates have been infected with viruses related to HIV for 16 million years (28 May 2016)
- Synthetic DNA vaccine against MERS induces immunity in animal study (27 May 2016)
- Team traces strain of tuberculosis back 30,000 years (08 May 2016)
- Thirty years of AIDS data highlight survival gains, room for improvement (07 May 2016)
- Gorilla origins of the last two AIDS virus lineages confirmed (15 Apr 2016)
- HIV can develop resistance to CRISPR/Cas9 (10 Apr 2016)
- Virus evolution differs by species of mosquito carrier (05 Apr 2016)
- Liquid DNA behind virus attacks (26 Mar 2016)
- Infection-fighting bandages for serious burns (16 Mar 2016)
- Plants can 'switch off' virus DNA (05 Feb 2016)
- A CRISPR antiviral tool (09 Dec 2015)