After a nose swab tests positive for a virus or bacteria, scientists can use the sample’s genetic sequence to figure out where and when the pathogen emerged and how fast it’s changing.
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The microbiologist who directs the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University explains all the biosafety precautions in place that help him feel safer in the lab than out.
The research community is taking a closer look at the lab-leak hypothesis for the origin of COVID-19, prompting discussion about the risks and benefits of engineering viruses.
Scientists get up close and personal with deadly pathogens to give doctors the tools they need to treat people sickened by germs. The key is keeping the researchers – and everyone around them – safe.
Viruses want to pass on their genetic material. Recognizing this about SARS-CoV-2 provides insight into how the world is still vulnerable to COVID-19.
Technology is allowing scientists to better understand fungal viruses, with the aim of managing them more effectively.
Technology that can identify stray bits of genetic material in the environment can help scientists monitor human and animal health.
Children in the study seemed to display a very strong “innate” immune response.
Water at informal settlements, where sanitation and waste management facilities were absent, had high bacteria levels.
Needed: less wild meat in cities, more wildlife experts in public health.
Identifying the emergence of a disease often relies on sick people seeking medical help. Wastewater monitoring can identify pathogens days or weeks earlier.
Victoria currently has three avian influenza outbreaks across six farms. They are being treated as an emergency. Here’s how authorities are responding.
UV disinfection is a proven means of killing pathogens like the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but it’s not risk-free.
Sewage surveillance is one technique that can alert authorities to the presence of a pathogen in the community. An environmental engineer explains the state of the science when it comes to SARS-CoV-2.
Aerosols of some FDA-approved food coloring could deactivate airborne viruses.
Miniaturized laboratory equipment is making it easier to identify airborne pathogens in the field, but there’s still work ahead to be able to instantly determine if a room is safe or contaminated.
Life in a honey bee hive is all about cooperating for the collective good.
Fluid mechanics can be applied to the transport of respiratory diseases such as COVID-19.
To find a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, scientists need to work hands-on with the highly infectious coronavirus. It happens in a super secure lab designed to keep them safe and prevent any escapes.
Pathogens typically face a trade-off between virulence and transmission. But that’s not the case with SARS-CoV-2.
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Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico
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Associate professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Ecosystem Sciences, CSIRO
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Professor of Political Economy at the Department of Geography and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College., University of Cambridge
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Professor of Immunology, Imperial College London
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Virologist, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Alborada Lecturer in Epidemiology, University of Cambridge
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Research Fellow in Computational Biology at The Genome Analysis Centre and, John Innes Centre
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Postdoctoral research scientist, Columbia University
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Professor of Archaeology, Durham University
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University of California, Riverside
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Associate Professor of Environmental & Occupational Health, Saint Louis University
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Archaeology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
