Microbe Magazine

Cover ImageVaccines are crucial for controlling the spread of influenza, but currently are only effective against a limited mix of strains. A universal vaccine remains elusive, but progress is being made (see p. 433). (Image © James King-Holmes/ Science Source.)
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Testing for H1N1 Flu during Surge Stresses Many U.S. Clinical Labs
The first two U.S. cases of H1N1 influenza in San Diego last April were barely noticed. Soon, however, a surge of such cases hit Mexico, mainly near Mexico City, quickly contributing via returning visitors to another surge in metropolitan New York. For the next several months, similarly unseasona...
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From Skepticism to Prominence: Circadian Clocks in Bacteria
Not so long ago, chronobiologists did not think that bacteria expressed circadian rhythms. These timing systems regulate myriad biological processes, including metabolism and gene expression, helping organisms adapt to environmental changes within the course of each solar day that involve shifts ...
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