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Warm Weather In Asia May Have Spurred Black Death Outbreaks In Europe

Warm Weather In Asia May Have Spurred Black Death Outbreaks In Europe

By Mary Beth Griggs

Building The House Of Virus

Building The House Of Virus

When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Crack A Cancer Joke

When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Crack A Cancer Joke

By Brooke Borel

Right Now, You’re Breathing A Potentially Dangerous Substance

Right Now, You’re Breathing A Potentially Dangerous Substance

Tuberculosis: Exclusive Clips From “The Forgotten Plague”

Tuberculosis: Exclusive Clips From “The Forgotten Plague”

By Brooke Borel

The Ebola Vaccine Situation: A Cause For Hope

The Ebola Vaccine Situation: A Cause For Hope

Bed Bugs May Be Splitting Into New Species

Bed Bugs May Be Splitting Into New Species

By Brooke Borel

Can We Build A Better (Fruit) Fly Trap

Can We Build A Better (Fruit) Fly Trap

Why The Ebola Epidemic Is (So Far) Less Devastating Than Scientists Predicted

Why The Ebola Epidemic Is (So Far) Less Devastating Than Scientists Predicted

Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles

Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles

By Lydia Ramsey

Marshland in New Jersey

iChip: The Future of Antibiotic Discovery

By Brooke Borel

Can Bed Bug Traps Clear An Infestation?

Can Bed Bug Traps Clear An Infestation?

By Brooke Borel

Got A Bacterial Infection? Maybe Don’t Blame The Spiders

Got A Bacterial Infection? Maybe Don’t Blame The Spiders

By Brooke Borel

The Problem Of The Parotid Paramyxovirus (A.K.A. Mumps)

The Problem Of The Parotid Paramyxovirus (A.K.A. Mumps)

Can New GMO Techniques Make Crops That Are More “Natural”?

Can New GMO Techniques Make Crops That Are More “Natural”?

By Brooke Borel

a year's worth of a diabetic's glucose and activity levels

Diabetic Charts A Year’s Worth Of His Health Data

Anti-GMO protester holding a sign of Grumpy Cat saying GM NO

Are Views On GMOs Changing?

By Brooke Borel

What Makes A Bug Go Bad? Exploring The Evolution of “EAEC”

What Makes A Bug Go Bad? Exploring The Evolution of “EAEC”

Is Depression An Infectious Disease?

Is Depression An Infectious Disease?

Bed Bugs And Chagas Disease: Don’t Worry Quite Yet

Bed Bugs And Chagas Disease: Don’t Worry Quite Yet

By Brooke Borel

The Future Of Antibiotics May Come From A Horse’s Behind

The Future Of Antibiotics May Come From A Horse’s Behind

GMOs And Perennial Crops: Not A Thing (Yet, Anyway)

GMOs And Perennial Crops: Not A Thing (Yet, Anyway)

By Brooke Borel

How Some West African Countries Have Kept Ebola Out

How Some West African Countries Have Kept Ebola Out

By Francie Diep

The Month In Plagues: Ebola Panic, Filthy New York City Rats, And More

The Month In Plagues: Ebola Panic, Filthy New York City Rats, And More

By Brooke Borel

Ebola: How Pop Culture And Infotainment Flame Our Fear

Ebola: How Pop Culture And Infotainment Flame Our Fear

By Brooke Borel

When Fighting Ebola, PPE Practice Makes Perfect

When Fighting Ebola, PPE Practice Makes Perfect

Feral Pigs and Tenacious Plants: What Makes an Invasive Species Invasive?

Feral Pigs and Tenacious Plants: What Makes an Invasive Species Invasive?

By Brooke Borel

Popular Science’s Strange Reporting Of The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

Popular Science’s Strange Reporting Of The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

By Francie Diep

Infamous Diarrhea-Causing Infections Nearly Double In U.S. Hospitals

Infamous Diarrhea-Causing Infections Nearly Double In U.S. Hospitals

By Brooke Borel

The Month In Plagues: An Enterovirus Outbreak, Pubic Lice Are Not Going Extinct, And More

The Month In Plagues: An Enterovirus Outbreak, Pubic Lice Are Not Going Extinct, And More

By Brooke Borel

In Africa, Ebola Patients Need More Than Medicine

In Africa, Ebola Patients Need More Than Medicine

By Lois Parshley

Shark Skin Biomimetics Takes a Bite Out of Infection Spread

Shark Skin Biomimetics Takes a Bite Out of Infection Spread

Artificial Sweeteners May Contribute to Metabolic Disorders

Artificial Sweeteners May Contribute to Metabolic Disorders

We Now Know Why Rabies is a Speeding Bullet

We Now Know Why Rabies is a Speeding Bullet

The Trouble with Listeria: Redundancy Equals Pathogenic Success

The Trouble with Listeria: Redundancy Equals Pathogenic Success

In Your Basement: Jiminy (Asian Camel) Cricket!

In Your Basement: Jiminy (Asian Camel) Cricket!

By Brooke Borel

Biocontrol: More Than Cane Toads and Mongooses

Biocontrol: More Than Cane Toads and Mongooses

By Brooke Borel

A Truly Global Germ: The Case of Malassezia

A Truly Global Germ: The Case of Malassezia

Better Know A Plague: Palmer Amaranth

Better Know A Plague: Palmer Amaranth

By Brooke Borel

EBOLA: What West Africa Can Learn From Winnebago County, Wisconsin

EBOLA: What West Africa Can Learn From Winnebago County, Wisconsin

This Pill Can Stop HIV

This Pill Can Stop HIV

By Breanna Draxler

Meet the Robotic Weeders

Meet the Robotic Weeders

By Brooke Borel

Of Pigs and Primates: Addressing the Airborne Ebola Allegation

Of Pigs and Primates: Addressing the Airborne Ebola Allegation

Why Ebola Isn’t A ‘Global Health Emergency’–At Least Not In The Way You Might Think

Why Ebola Isn’t A ‘Global Health Emergency’–At Least Not In The Way You Might Think

How Two Americans Got An Untested Ebola Treatment

How Two Americans Got An Untested Ebola Treatment

By Francie Diep

How Did The Deadliest Strain Of Ebola Travel From Central To West Africa?

How Did The Deadliest Strain Of Ebola Travel From Central To West Africa?

By Francie Diep

Nom Nom Nom – How Toxoplasma gondii Feeds on Cellular Proteins

Nom Nom Nom – How Toxoplasma gondii Feeds on Cellular Proteins

The Pros and Cons of Herbicide-Tolerant GMOs

The Pros and Cons of Herbicide-Tolerant GMOs

By Brooke Borel

5 Questions About The Smallpox Vials Found In Maryland

5 Questions About The Smallpox Vials Found In Maryland

By Francie Diep

DNA. Medical science, genetic biotechnology, chemistry biology. Innovation technology concept and nano technology background

How DNA Scissors Can Perform Surgery Directly On Your Genes

By Nathalia Holt

Cancer Screening Can Do More Harm Than Good

Cancer Screening Can Do More Harm Than Good

By Christie Aschwanden

Never Mind the CDC: The Search for Anthrax on the ISS

Never Mind the CDC: The Search for Anthrax on the ISS

The Month In Plagues: Newly Approved Antibiotics, A Sheep-Repellent That Smells Like Dog Poop, And More

The Month In Plagues: Newly Approved Antibiotics, A Sheep-Repellent That Smells Like Dog Poop, And More

By Brooke Borel

How To Predict A Lifetime Of Diseases

How To Predict A Lifetime Of Diseases

By Francie Diep

Unveiling the Hidden Movements of Fecal Transplantation

Unveiling the Hidden Movements of Fecal Transplantation

Bionic Pancreas Handles Ice Cream Sundaes, French Fries

Bionic Pancreas Handles Ice Cream Sundaes, French Fries

By Francie Diep

DIY Insect Displays: Kissing Bug Edition

DIY Insect Displays: Kissing Bug Edition

By Brooke Borel

Better Know a Plague: Lyme Disease

Better Know a Plague: Lyme Disease

By Brooke Borel

DNA Sequencing Diagnoses Boy’s Mysterious Bacterial Disease

DNA Sequencing Diagnoses Boy’s Mysterious Bacterial Disease

By Francie Diep

A New Peptide Tackles Infections, Biofilms, & Antibiotic Resistance

A New Peptide Tackles Infections, Biofilms, & Antibiotic Resistance

Identifying Insects By The Music Of Their Wings

Identifying Insects By The Music Of Their Wings

By Brooke Borel

We May One Day Go Viral For That Perfect Smile

We May One Day Go Viral For That Perfect Smile

The Medical and Microbiological Consequences of Alcohol Abuse

The Medical and Microbiological Consequences of Alcohol Abuse

Better Know A Plague: Smallpox

Better Know A Plague: Smallpox

By Brooke Borel