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24 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Space Germs Could Yield Earthly Cures

by Phil Berardelli
Taking bacteria on a shuttle ride reveals some of their best-kept secrets
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21 June 2007 | ScienceNOW

Fossil Virus Gives Clues to HIV Susceptibility

by Jon Cohen
Human protein may have protected us from chimp disease but made us vulnerable to AIDS
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17 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

West Nile Hammers U.S. Birds

by Erik Stokstad
Virus has ravaged crows, six other common species
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16 May 2007 | ScienceNOW

Healthier With Herpesviruses?

by Martin Enserink
Viral infection protects mice from bacterial disease
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25 April 2007 | ScienceNOW

H5N1 Vaccine Stockpile Plan Advances

by Martin Enserink
World Health Organization helps six developing countries build vaccine plants
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11 April 2007 | ScienceNOW

I'll Take the Flu Shot, Hold the Eggs

by Martin Enserink
Influenza vaccine produced in insect cells--rather than chicken eggs--shows promise
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19 March 2007 | ScienceNOW

Rabbits Shed Light on Virus's Origins

by Jon Cohen
"Fossil" lentivirus could provide clues to evolution of HIV and other related retroviruses
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19 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Shooting Down Measles

by John Simpson
Global measles mortality plummets
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3 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Rats Join Search for AIDS Drugs

by Jon Cohen
Researchers advance the quest to genetically engineer an HIV-susceptible rodent
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16 November 2006 | ScienceNOW

Bird Flu Finding a way to Evolve?

by Dennis Normile
Mutations in H5N1 virus may allow it to better target human cells
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8 November 2006 | ScienceNOW

Gorillas May Have Played Role in AIDS Epidemic

by Jon Cohen
Researchers find HIV-related virus in Cameroon gorillas
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5 October 2006 | ScienceNOW

Teaching HIV a New Trick

by Jon Cohen
A modified strain of the virus can infect monkey cells, a step toward a new animal model
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13 September 2006 | ScienceNOW

The Ghost of Viruses Past

by Rhitu Chatterjee
A gene left behind from a viral infection is essential for sheep development
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29 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

Bluetongue Outbreak Has African Roots

by Martin Enserink
Imported zoo animal may have harbored viral surprise, researchers say
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25 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

A Virus Moves North

by Martin Enserink
Climate change may be behind the appearance of bluetongue in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany
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24 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

CDC Opens Up Flu Archives

by Martin Enserink
Agency pledges to release more influenza sequences, including those from bird flu
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10 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

Long-Lived Cancer Goes to the Dogs

by Kelli Whitlock Burton
Transmissible tumor may have originated long ago in a wolf
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13 June 2006 | ScienceNOW

A Viral Drive to Survive

by Laura Blackburn
Even viruses suffer the consequences of a baby boom
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31 May 2006 | ScienceNOW

The Cold Sore's Clever Camouflage

by Kim Krieger
Herpes simplex virus uses RNA interference to go undercover in infected cells
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24 May 2006 | ScienceNOW

Stay Away from Sicky

by Katherine Unger
Lobsters can tell when a potential roommate has a lethal virus
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23 May 2006 | ScienceNOW

Indian Ocean Virus Gets an Upgrade

by Martin Enserink
Mutations may have made Chikungunya more infectious
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22 May 2006 | ScienceNOW

Two Bird Vaccines with One Stone

by Kelli Whitlock Burton
Existing poultry vaccine can be altered to prevent avian flu
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2 May 2006 | ScienceNOW

The Travel Bug

by Martin Enserink
Limiting air traffic will do little to slow down a flu pandemic
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27 April 2006 | ScienceNOW

Marburg Vaccine Goes on the Offense

by Michael Balter
Modified virus saves monkeys from deadly disease, even when given after exposure
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26 April 2006 | ScienceNOW

A Cheaper Way to Fight the Flu

by Martin Enserink
Two new synthetic pathways may drive down the price of antiviral drug
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19 April 2006 | ScienceNOW

Hantaviruses Have a Cousin in Africa

by Martin Enserink
Guinean rodent yields proof that deadly virus group occurs on the continent
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24 March 2006 | ScienceNOW

Homing In on Tumors

by Meagan White
Researchers obliterate mouse cancer by hiding viruses in immune cells
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23 March 2006 | ScienceNOW

An Ointment in the Fly

by Michael Schirber
Rapidly evolving genes in fruit flies help guard against viral attack
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22 March 2006 | ScienceNOW

Bird Flu Hides Deep in the Lungs

by Dennis Normile
Two studies suggest why few humans catch virus
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21 February 2006 | ScienceNOW

New Study Questions Pandemic Containment Plan

by Martin Enserink
Attempts to prevent worldwide outbreak would only buy time, researchers say
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17 February 2006 | ScienceNOW

Massive Outbreak Cripples French Island

by Martin Enserink
Epidemic of Chikungunya virus on Reunion puzzles virologists
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18 January 2006 | ScienceNOW

Nations Pledge $1.9 Billion to Fight Bird Flu

by Gong Yidong
Money will be used to combat virus in Asia and enhance preparedness worldwide
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9 January 2006 | ScienceNOW

At Least 14 H5N1 Infections in Turkey

by Martin Enserink
Avian flu outbreak more serious than believed, but no signs virus has changed, WHO expert says
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21 December 2005 | ScienceNOW

More Tamiflu Resistance in Bird Flu

by Martin Enserink
Influenza drug of choice no longer effective in H5N1 viruses isolated from two Vietnamese patients
25 October 2005 | ScienceNOW

Tracking a Deadly Virus

by Robert Koenig
"Wave" theory may help explain, predict Ebola's spread
5 October 2005 | ScienceNOW

Resurrecting the "Spanish Flu"

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Influenza virus yields secrets of deadly 1918 pandemic
26 September 2005 | ScienceNOW

Flu Virus Jumps from Horses to Dogs

by Martin Enserink
Outbreak may prelude a canine pandemic
12 September 2005 | ScienceNOW

SARS Found in Chinese Bats

by Dennis Normile
Newly discovered reservoir could presage re-emergence of disease
12 August 2005 | ScienceNOW

Bird Flu Becoming Endemic in Central Asia

by Dennis Normile
Outbreaks confirmed in Kazakhstan and Siberia, suspected in Mongolia and Tibet
11 August 2005 | ScienceNOW

Hitting HIV Where It Hides

by Jon Cohen
Novel treatment targets latent form of virus
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