Unfortunately, our systems of biosecurity, governance, and global cooperation are not keeping pace with this hypothetical but ...

Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs.

A St. Louis startup is turning plants' own "jumping genes" into precision tools that could transform how quickly new crop ...

Infections are believed to be caused by fruit contaminated with the faeces, urine or saliva of infected fruit bats ...

In Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital's health department on Wednesday also ordered the screening of incoming passengers at Noi ...

FEC Expands Reach Into New Vertical Markets Vystar plans to apply Fluid Energy Conversion (FEC) technology to increase pathogen killing efficiency, reduce size and cost of Vystar’s RxAir air purifiers ...

A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.

Pakistan has stepped up preparedness measures against the Nipah virus with officials from the National Institutes of Health ...

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The findings, announced in a Jan. 22 press release, are the result of a study of 5,500-year-old human remains in Sabana de ...

No cases of Nipah virus have been reported in the UK but health officials are warning people to be aware of the symptoms.

A growing body of research suggests that everything from the shape of your lungs to how you enunciate your Ts and Ks could make you a flu superspreader.