Wednesday, 8 February, 2012

Anthrax receptor found, could lead to new, non-antibiotic treatment.

Evolution is going on all around us. Evolution and everyday life.

New report says we don’t get genes directly from bacteria.

Fungus that caused Irish potato famine is back, threatening potato crops around the world. How did the blight change world history, and what is being done to prevent another blight?

How accurate is DNA fingerprinting, and how does it work? What are the standards for a solid identification?

New infections — HIV, Ebola, West Nile, Lyme, deadly Marburg virus. These diseases don’t come from nowhere. What are scientists learning about the source and fate of new infections?

Biological weapons are microscopic killing machines containing viruses, fungi or bacteria — or the toxins made by these organisms. Read the history — and future — of living WMDs.

The flu scare this time. A boy dies of flu. Is another dreaded pandemic on its way?

Overuse antibiotics and bacteria can become resistant to them. Could use of household disinfectants do the same thing?

It’s not just the new protease inhibitors. Now we know how the virus invades cells. The Why Files examines how medicine can — or could — attack each step in the viral life cycle.