As a microbiologist, I study microbes — small creatures with big effects. Microbes are everywhere: in the air, in the earth, ...

While the House tax bill that passed Thursday included "no tax on tips" and "no tax on overtime" provisions, the Social ...

“namely that viruses are viruses.” Not a very helpful definition but fair warning—another way of saying “unique unto themselves.” He was just clearing his throat before beginning a ...

Textiles functionalized with antiviral agents are intended to reduce the risk of transmission of pathogens, particularly in a ...

"Viruses understandably evoke a bad connotation ... bit of nefarious research — the EO in fact uses a vastly expanded definition of gain-of-function research. Rasmussen says the previous version ...

It is the disproven belief that diseases are "caused by inhaling air that was infected through exposure to corrupting matter, ...

The NIH is terminating grants involving dangerous gain-of-function research, and grantees have until the end of June to notify the agency whether they are in compliance.

The first convention on protecting workers from the devastating impact of uncontrolled biological hazards was adopted at the ...

Jodi Hilton Harvard’s Kseniia Petrova is one of causes at a protest of Trump administration policies April 12 at the ...

A peep into the not-too-distant past in America shows us that road trips around the nation’s big cities and small towns were ...

Every year, more than 75,000 workers are killed by occupational injuries or prolonged exposure to hazardous substances.