Where Did Omicron Come From? Maybe Its First Host Was Mice
The Covid virus can infect many animal species. The variant that tore through human populations last winter may have previously circulated in rodents. ..
The Covid virus can infect many animal species. The variant that tore through human populations last winter may have previously circulated in rodents. ..
For every person paralyzed, hundreds or thousands could be infected. It’s a setback for the long-overdue plan to eradicate the virus from the world. ..
Small pinpricks of blood are used to screen newborns for serious health conditions—but this genetic data can have legal uses too. ..
Lab programs are closing. Home testing has shrunk the pool of publicly reported data. Will we still see the next surge before it arrives? ..
A controversial California case has raised questions about police use of DNA databases and the need for better genetic privacy laws. ..
Everyone poops—and that reveals traces of pathogens. Comprehensively analyzing wastewater could help find flu and detect the next pandemic. ..
Researchers filtered the air around two zoos and identified genetic material from dozens of species, a technique that could help track and conserve wildlife. ..
California’s SB 41 is the latest to tighten regulations on the sensitive data collected by companies like 23andMe or Ancestry. ..