A revolutionary handheld and battery-powered DNA diagnostic device invented at the University of Otago is poised to become a commonly used field tool for rapidly detecting suspected viruses... Read more
A new kind of single-dose vaccine that comes in a nasal spray and doesn’t require refrigeration could dramatically alter the public health landscape — get more people vaccinated around the w... Read more
Researchers describe potential for MERS coronavirus to spread internationally after mass gatherings in the Middle East this summer and fall The life-threatening MERS coronavirus that has eme... Read more
Thermal imaging technology might one day be to identify drunks before they become a nuisance in bars, airports or other public spaces. Georgia Koukiou and Vassilis Anastassopoulos of the Ele... Read more
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 de... Read more
“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 day... Read more
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 ki... Read more
The new technology “is changing all aspects of microbiology — it’s just transformative.” It was Tuesday evening, June 7. A frightening outbreak of food-borne bacteria was killing dozens of p... Read more