CRISPR — short for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats — is a method of genetic editing that uses RNA ...

Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cancelled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine research and ...

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Bacteriophages, or phages for short, are viruses that infect bacteria. Using phages therapeutically could be very useful in ...

Russia's EnteroMix vaccine, based on mRNA tech, showed 100% efficacy in early cancer trials. Designed to shrink tumours and work without chemo side effects.

Viruses infect cells with a goal of taking control of their protein-building machinery to churn out new viral copies. Cells ...

As Cotter describes it, “Submarining is when you’re seeing someone and then they just dip out, leaving you hurt and perplexed ...

This research is vital for our defense against potential biological threats — including accidents and deliberate attacks.

A study from Würzburg reveals that pox viruses have developed a unique strategy to rapidly multiply after infecting a host cell. The findings uncover a previously unknown role for a well-known ...

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The quest for a vaccine against HIV has been going on for about 40 years — almost as long as the virus that causes AIDS has been known to scientists and the public. There has been some progress ...

His cuts will not just hurt vaccines ...