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Phyla, a new skincare brand backed by Ryan Reynolds and Shiseido, uses natural phage technology to clear up pimples.

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While Zika has been reported in more than 90 countries, surprisingly little is known about what exactly drives Zika ...

A new scoping review examines the impact of respiratory bacteria on the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ...

Biological scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope ...

Biological scientists have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the permeability of the mosquito midgut for infection.