The Pfizer and Moderna vaccine cold chains, explained

They're easier to manufacture than traditional vaccines, but scientifically their history is checkered

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Using machine learning tools and viral sequences, researchers are trying to better understand disease transmission

And they're customizable for different types of bodies, gaits, and speeds

Big and small droplets have different physics and even different pathogenic potential

Scientists are buoyed and see a path to future medicines

Engineered viruses may be the key to HIV and tuberculosis vaccines

After a decade of painstaking progress​, the underdog is on the brink of treating a broad range of diseases

If your dog has allergies, chances are you do too. Thanks, microbes

'Free-market philanthropy' raises yet more questions about the future of American public research

The most important invention in medicine could save even more lives

From the axolotl's regenerating limbs to naked mole rat cancer resistance, new sequencing is uncovering new possibilities

A microscopic moonshot hopes to revolutionize biology

Researchers increasingly view the disease as a sprawling, evolving metropolis of cells