Bacteriophages (blue) infecting a bacterium. (Nemes Laszlo/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Researchers have made a ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have designed non-toxic Salmonella bacteria to deliver viruses that ...

Researchers at the World Health Organization have identified 17 pathogens most in need of new or improved vaccines, including threats like HIV, malaria, and influenza. Reading time 3 minutes The World ...

Study shows how cells employ a universal strategy, reliant on TRIM21, to redirect its autophagy machinery to any harmful material tagged with antibodies.

For one, labs typically don’t have what Bollyky calls the necessary machinery they need to test and validate vaccines and ...

A bout with a cold or the flu can really take you down. To stay healthy, you need to avoid nasty bugs. But that’s not always easy. Germs are everywhere, and there are plenty of ideas about how to get ...

Researchers have recently discovered a tick protein that helps dangerous viruses spread and keeps ticks feeding.