Contact: Isabel Gordo igordo@igc.gulbenkian.pt 351-214-407-915 Public Library of Science Bacteria can evolve rapidly to adapt to environmental change. When the “environment” is the immune response of an infected host, this evolution can turn harmless bacteria into life-threatening pathogens. A study… Read More ›
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More HIV ‘cured’: first a baby, now 14 adults
21:00 14 March 2013 by Andy Coghlan For similar stories, visit the HIV and AIDS Topic Guide A drug-free life beckons for some people with HIV (Image: Bruce Forster/Getty) Two weeks after the revelation that a baby has been… Read More ›
New strain of virulent airborne fungi, unique to Oregon, is set to spread
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Mary Jane Gore mary.gore@duke.edu 919-660-1309 Duke University Medical Center DURHAM, N.C. – A newly discovered strain of an airborne fungus has caused several deaths in Oregon and seems poised to move into California and… Read More ›
Genetic sleuthing uncovers deadly new virus in Africa: ‘Bas-Congo’ virus
Contact: Jason Socrates Bardi jason.bardi@ucsf.edu 415-502-4608 University of California – San Francisco Global research effort identifies ‘Bas-Congo’ virus as the cause of small, isolated outbreak in 2009 IMAGE:Charles Chiu, MD, PhD Click here for more information. An isolated outbreak of… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 