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First photos of Chinese-run lab in California experimenting with dangerous viruses and engineering mice
Court documents revealed nearly 1,000 dead and diseased lab mice and haphazard storage of infectious diseases at an illicit chemical lab in a sleepy California town still struggling to find answers.
Health & Fitness | Nipah virus
The other virus that worries Asia
The death rate for Nipah virus is up to 75% and it has no vaccine. While the world focuses on Covid-19, scientists are working hard to ensure it doesn't cause the next pandemic.
Health & Fitness | Health News
Natural Protection Strategy Against Viruses, Including Coronavirus
Viruses like coronavirus challenge the body. It must develop immunity through wrestling with infection. Some foods and vitamins better help it do that.
Health & Fitness | Health
Contagious Viruses You're Most Likely to Catch at Work (and How to Avoid Them)
Here are the most common illnesses you're likely to catch at work, and everything you can do to prevent getting sick.
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Can bacteria-slaying viruses defeat antibiotic-resistant infections? A new U.S. clinical center aims to find out | Scien
Proving ground for phage therapy will organize trials of the approach
Health & Fitness | Health News
New chemical compound 'stops common cold in its tracks'
Scientists working on human cells in a dish find new way to tackle rhinovirus – though a cure is a long way off
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Trillions Upon Trillions of Viruses Fall From the Sky Each Day - The New York Times
Viruses shape the ecology of the planet, but scientists still have only a rudimentary understanding of the microbial impacts on animals, plants and ecosystems.
Science & Technology | Cosmic Research
Don't Look Up: 'Astonishing Number' Of Viruses Float Down On Us From The Sky
"Fresh air" may not be so fresh after all. A new study finds that millions of viruses and bacteria are swept into the atmosphere and travel long distances before eventually falling back down to earth.
Health & Fitness | Health News
Study adds to evidence that viruses are alive
A new analysis supports the hypothesis that viruses are living entities that share a long evolutionary history with cells, researchers report. The study offers the first reliable method for tracing viral evolution back to a time when neither viruses nor c
News | Interesting Stories
Frankenvirus emerges from Siberia's frozen wasteland
Scientists said they will reanimate a 30,000-year-old giant virus unearthed in the frozen wastelands of Siberia, and warned climate change may awaken dangerous microscopic pathogens. Reporting this week in the flagship journal of the US N
Sports | My Sporting News
Olympic Teams to Swim, Boat in Dangerously Contaminated Rio Waters
An analysis of water quality revealed dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria from human sewage in Olympic and Paralympic venues in Rio.
