Perhaps inspired by the annual 3 to 5 million cases of severe influenza worldwide, the Guinness World Record organization is advertising for individuals or organizations to attempt a record for the most people getting a flu ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 28, 2018
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A boosting skin vaccination with a biodegradable microneedle patch and protein constructed from sequences of influenza virus subtypes could improve the effectiveness of conventional influenza vaccines, according to a study ...
Polymers
Jul 19, 2017
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An influenza infection in birds gives a good protection against other subtypes of the virus, like a natural vaccination, according to a new study.
Ecology
Jun 30, 2017
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Viruses occupy a strange no-man's-land between the living and the nonliving. In order to reproduce, they must infect a living host and hijack its resources. But while it is understood that this parasitic relationship can ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2017
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A system composed of two different types of nanoparticles can be used to accurately, sensitively and quickly detect viruses.
Bio & Medicine
Apr 5, 2017
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Scientists have discovered that bacteria found in a traditional Japanese pickle can prevent flu. Could this be the next superfood?
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 5, 2013
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The duck genome consortium, consisted of scientists from China Agricultural University, BGI, University of Edinburgh and other institutes has completed the genome sequencing and analysis of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos), ...
Biotechnology
Jun 9, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Smart viruses find ways around host defenses. In the case of the influenza viruses A and B, rapid genetic changes and resistance to available therapies make it hard to combat flu epidemics in humans. Mortality ...
Biochemistry
Oct 11, 2012
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Researchers at the University of Leeds are developing a way to 'barcode' viral diseases to rapidly test new outbreaks for potentially lethal mutations.
Cell & Microbiology
May 13, 2012
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Mucus often elicits strong revulsion, but to MIT biological engineer Katharina Ribbeck, it is a fascinating material.
Biochemistry
Apr 25, 2012
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