These Birds Are Key Spreaders of Avian Flu
Futurity.org features new research from The Runstadler Lab that examines which birds are most likely to spread avian influence
Infectious Disease
Predicting the Course of TB
If a scientist can unlock why the bacterium that causes tuberculosis affects individuals so differently, she can point the way to more personalized treatments.
Battling Ebola in Congo
A Cummings School expert in global health shares what’s working in the latest outbreak—and what needs to change
It May Be Possible to Predict How TB Will Affect Each Patient
If a Cummings School scientist can unlock why tuberculosis affects individuals so differently, she can point the way to more personalized treatments
Lyme Bacterium Predates the U.S. Lab That Conspiracy Theorists Say Unleashed Ticks on Public
As Congress orders an investigation of whether the Pentagon is to blame for the Lyme disease epidemic, a Cummings School expert explains why that’s a waste of public time and money
A World Without Rinderpest
Cummings School’s Jeffrey Mariner, who played a key role in eradicating the devastating cattle plague from the wild, weighs in on an effort to destroy laboratory samples of the virus
3D printed pill samples gut microbiome to aid diagnosis and treatment
The pill is the first known working device capable of non-invasively and accurately assessing the profile of bacterial species inhabiting any stage of the gastrointestinal tract
How to Stay Safe from EEE
The rare but potentially fatal mosquito-borne virus infected 12 people in Massachusetts last summer.
Painted Turtle Hatching Time-Lapse Video
Watch how hard a baby painted turtle must work to hatch from its egg in this time-lapse video of 13 hours condensed to just 40 seconds!