A triple reassortment strain of an H1N2 virus, with genes from avian, swine and human flu, has been shown to jump easily via air to mammals. The emergence of the H1N1 influenza virus that leapt from pigs [...]

It may be a particularly useful agent against pandemics and emerging viral strains In an advance toward development of a nasal spray that protects against infection with influenza and spread of the disease, scientists are [...]

Scientists in the United States have identified a new strain of influenza in harbour seals that could potentially impact human and animal health. The H3N8 flu has been associated with the deaths of harbour seals [...]

Concerns about bird flu attacks surfaced following reports of deaths in Indonesia, Cambodia, China and Vietnam. A vaccine that officials claim can prevent people contracting bird flu will be mass-produced by state pharmaceutical company Bio [...]

The Holy Grail of nanotherapy University of Florida researchers have moved a step closer to treating diseases on a cellular level by creating a tiny particle that can be programmed to shut down the genetic [...]

“Any emerging disease in the last 30 or 40 years has come about as a result of encroachment into wild lands and changes in demography,” THERE’S a term biologists and economists use these days — [...]

Able to activate the innate immune system within just two hours of being administered A new discovery from SDSU’s Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center finds the synthetic protein EP67 helps kick-start the immune system, preventing [...]

“This is indeed an exciting finding in the flu field,” I could write the entire genome of a flu virus in around 100 tweets. It is just 14,000 letters long; for comparison, our genome has [...]

An international research team has manufactured a new protein that can combat deadly flu epidemics.   The paper, featured on the cover of the current issue of Nature Biotechnology, demonstrates ways to use manufactured genes [...]

Could pave the way for the development of universal flu vaccines The end of the seasonal flu shot may be approaching: University of British Columbia researchers report they have found a potential way to develop [...]

The group consensus was that it was much more important to get this information to scientists   The full details of recent experiments that made a deadly flu virus more contagious will be published, probably [...]

And a possible replacement for plastic   Crabs and lobsters … they’re not just for eating, anymore. Chitin, one of the main components of their exoskeletons, has recently found use in things such as self-healing car [...]