River Cam bugs to beat infection
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Viruses sourced from the River Cam in Cambridge may help scientists develop treatments for superbugs, such as MRSA.
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EcoSMART, a plant oil pesticide launching at retail stores in the Boston  area this week, kills bugs just as effectively as traditional pesticides  registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), without  risk to humans, pets, endangered species and the environment.
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More signs of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus are popping up in the London region, just as the peak danger period of the summer hits the region. A dead crow in Sarnia has tested positive for West Nile, health officials said yesterday. The crow, found ...
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PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga., has sent three medical investigators to Crawford County to help health officials isolate the bug that is responsible for biting
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For the past couple of years, a bug called a norovirus has torpedoed the fun for many an ocean-cruise passenger. Spreading rapidly throughout a ship, the virus causes extreme
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As summer winds down, public health officials are keeping track of the potentially deadly West Nile virus. So far, Ingham County has been spared from human cases of the virus, and officials want to keep it that way.
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They're swarmy and stinky, and they're sticking around longer. Fish flies have invaded the shorelines of Lake St. Clair, the Detroit and St. Clair rivers, and points beyond. Known elsewhere as May flies, the bugs emerged from the rivers and lakes around June 1 and are expected to hang around for six weeks.
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A discovery about how the virus which causes diarrhoea invades cells could help vaccine development, say scientists.
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Investigators say there were no effective barriers against a bug which entered the water supply and left hundreds ill.
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Scientists find what appears to be a cure for the disease that is wiping out many of the world's frog species.
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Mice injected with a purified structural protein from the West Nile virus (WNV) develop immunity against infection, new research shows.
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Â· Field mice plague caused by worst floods in 50 years Â· Plans to build 24-mile wall to stop future invasions
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Science & environment: A rare but highly infectious outbreak of Q fever being investigated after 28 people in Gloucestershire contract bug spread by livestock.
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By SUE LINDSEY  ROANOKE, Va. - With spring approaching, Virginia scientists are planning a more comprehensive attack to find the cause of the mysterious fish kills in the Shenandoah River and its tributaries.
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Crabs' excretions are among the novel research tools being developed in the UK.
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Next generation of Scob pest can be stopped by existing patches.
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Tens of thousands of survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.