Libraries have always been spaces for discovery. But in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been tasked with transforming themselves into places that allow users to physically distance while ...

Scientists at Scripps Research have unveiled a new Ebola virus vaccine design, which they say has several advantages over standard vaccine approaches for Ebola and related viruses that continue to ...

In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, researchers have modified a strain of Escherichia coli bacteria to be immune to natural viral infections while also minimizing the ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The coronavirus vaccine works entirely different than any other human vaccine ever used. Scientists say to not think of this vaccine like a flu shot, because it uses new ...

This important study presents a thoughtful design and characterization of chimeric influenza hemagglutinin (HA) head domains combining elements of distinct receptor-binding sites. The results provide ...

The rate of HIV infection continues to climb globally. Around 40 million people live with HIV-1, the most common HIV strain.

PHOENIX — A group of Arizona State University students won $500,000 in a face mask design competition aimed at overcoming common complaints about the protective wear. As part of the university’s ...

Oct. 29 (UPI) --Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new concept for a face mask intended to make wearers less infectious if they are sick with a virus, they said in a paper ...

Ongoing coverage of COVID-19, and its impact on Seattle and the technology industry. See all of GeekWire’s special coverage. by Alan Boyle on Sep 9, 2020 at 11:00 am September 9, 2020 at 11:16 am An ...