Viruses

Health & Medicine
From burnout to endurance: Coaching immune cells to go the distance
A new understanding of how the immune system sustains long-term protection could revolutionise treatments for chronic diseases and cancer

Environment
Wheat’s ancient roots of viral resistance
New research finds that the gene that protects wheat from Wheat Yellow Mosaic Virus originated in an ancient wild relative

Sciences & Technology
Be alert, not alarmed about foot and mouth disease
The spread of foot-and-mouth disease to Bali was not unexpected, but what we each do next will determine the consequences for Australia

Sciences & Technology
Protecting Australia from foot-and-mouth disease
Australia has been free of foot-and-mouth disease since 1872, but outbreaks in neighbouring countries are a cause for concern

Sciences & Technology
Feral honeybees key to controlling deadly parasite
To stamp out the Varroa destructor parasite now attacking honeybees, we need to be targeting potentially infected feral honeybee populations

Health & Medicine
Newborn vaccine set to save lives
The award-winning team behind an affordable and effective gastro vaccine is ensuring it will save as many newborn lives as possible globally

Health & Medicine
New drug target for sugar-coated viruses
Many viruses – including coronaviruses – have a protective outer layer of proteins, fats and sugars. New research shows targeting sugar production has potential for broad-spectrum antiviral drugs

Health & Medicine
So, Victoria, what do we do now?
It’s now mathematically impossible that Melbourne will reach its COVID-19 case target to release to Step 3 of the Roadmap soon - but how might we open up a little and beat the disease modelling?

Health & Medicine
Locked and loaded: Using genomic sequencing to target COVID-19’s weak spots
COVID-3D, a new open-access tool harnesses SARS-CoV-2 genomic and structural information to help ensure therapeutic efforts remain effective

Health & Medicine
How severe viral infections overwhelm immune cells
Researchers have uncovered new mechanisms behind how severe viral infections – like HIV and COVID-19 – as well as cancers can exhaust our immune systems