Tag: viruses
How Bacteria Use CRISPR to Vaccinate against Viruses
Bacteria Use Viral Naps to Build Immunity New research shows how microbes use napping viruses to vaccinate themselves By Humberto Basilio edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Scientists discovered 20 years ago that bacteria use an adaptive defense system called CRISPR that allows microbes to recognize and destroy viral invaders…
Bird Flu and Human Flu Viruses Could Mix in Cow Udders and Spark a Pandemic
Cow Udders Could Brew Up Dangerous New Bird Flu Strains Cells in cow udders could act as a site for human flu and bird flu viruses to swap genes and generate dangerous novel strains By Chris Simms edited by Tanya Lewis Cow udders may provide a hotspot for bird flu and human flu viruses to…
Viruses in the Gut Protect Us and Change with Age and Diet
Little-Known ‘Gut Virome’ Protects Us—And Changes throughout Our Lives A new review study examines the “gut virome”: the microbiome’s mysterious viral population By Kate Graham-Shaw edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Viruses have an understandably bad reputation. But deep in our digestive system, a lot of them are quietly working…
Engineered Viruses Are Transforming Neuroscience and Treating Brain Disease
Engineered Viruses Make Neurons Glow and Treat Brain Disease Neuroscientists can now make precise genetic tweaks to the neurons that are most affected by brain diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and ALS By Allison Parshall edited by Jeanna Bryner Different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted with high specificity by one…