1 protein controls West Nile and Zika replication

The discovery of a critical protein could unlock new therapies to treat or even prevent West Nile and Zika viruses, researchers say.

Anna Varela - Georgia State • futurity
Nov. 7, 2019 ~4 min

Researchers can program a CRISPR enzyme to kill viruses in human cells

Researchers have turned a CRISPR enzyme into an antiviral that can be programmed to detect and destroy RNA-based viruses in human cells.

Karen Zusi • harvard
Oct. 10, 2019 ~5 min


Amino acid trio blocks Zika’s ability to replicate

A formulation of three amino acids hampers the ability of the Zika virus to replicate in human and non-human cells, researchers say.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
Aug. 16, 2019 ~4 min

Tropical disease to ride mosquitoes really far north

Places where tropical diseases are now unknown—Canada and parts of Northern Europe, for instance—are due to become prime real estate for mosquitoes.

Steve Orlando-Florida • futurity
March 29, 2019 ~5 min

Do nonhuman primates have Zika? Poo can say

"These animals could be reservoirs and humans could then become infected with the virus from the animals."

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
March 26, 2019 ~5 min

Dengue antibodies may make Zika worse for offspring

"...previous immunity of the mother to dengue could be a risk factor for severe outcomes in infants" resulting from Zika exposure.

Federico Graciano-NUS • futurity
March 4, 2019 ~4 min

Stuffed mosquitoes are less likely to take a bite

A new discovery could make mosquitoes feel more full—and safer to be around.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Feb. 11, 2019 ~6 min

Dengue immunity may cut Zika infection risk

New research in Brazil suggests that people with immunity to the dengue virus may have reduced risk of Zika.

Rachel Wayne-Florida • futurity
Feb. 11, 2019 ~3 min


Dengue infection could shield kids from Zika disease

A past dengue virus infection could keep children safe from developing symptomatic Zika disease, researchers report.

Nardy Baeza Bickel-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 25, 2019 ~4 min

Can mosquito ‘birth control’ fight disease?

In the fight against mosquitoes and the diseases they spread, researchers may have discovered a way to keep them from reproducing.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
Jan. 9, 2019 ~6 min

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