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What distinguishes a human from a virus from an inert rock? There are many definitions for what it means to be alive – and soon humanity might fail some

Features

Doctors and relatives wearing protective gear dig a grave to bury the body of a victim of the Nipah virus

Health

Nipah: the unknown virus that could be the next pandemic threat

Analysis

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Health

We may finally be able to beat the common cold with a new drug

News

Hope for herpes vaccine after it wipes out virus in monkeys

Health

Hope for herpes vaccine after it wipes out virus in monkeys

News

Bacteria-killing nanofibres could make clothes that stop disease

Physics

Bacteria-killing nanofibres could make clothes that stop disease

News

Leopards that live in cities are protecting people from rabies

Life

Leopards that live in cities are protecting people from rabies

News

Bats spread Ebola because they’ve evolved not to fight viruses

Life

Bats spread Ebola because they’ve evolved not to fight viruses

News

Chickens for sale

Health

Flu is evolving in new and unpredictable ways in China’s poultry

News

Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

Earth

Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

News

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Health

Waiting for the big one: A new flu pandemic is a matter of time

At least two flu strains are only a few mutations away from developing deadly human-to-human transmission. So how do we minimise the impact?

Features

Health

Jab in the dark: Why we don’t have a universal flu vaccine

Features

Life

It's too easy for bioterrorists to access dangerous research

News

Life

Antarctic mystery microbe could tell us where viruses came from

News

Health

Eradicating rabies: Why man's best friend holds the key

Features

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