Microbiology

• Swine flu: One killer virus, three key questions

  Nature reports from three laboratories scrutinizing the pandemic flu virus.

  11 November 2009

• Snapshot: Glider eavesdrops on whales - Premium content

  Probe tunes in to cetacean song.

  11 November 2009

• Brain disease treated by gene therapy - Premium content

  A treatment based on HIV finds first success in humans.

  5 November 2009

• Initiative targets malaria eradication - Premium content

  Focus shifts to blocking parasite transmission.

  3 November 2009

• Jury still out on HIV vaccine results - Premium content

  Some experts see hope in trial findings, but others say that the data do not back up such optimism.

  28 October 2009

• Fatal frog fungal disease figured out - Premium content

  Electrolyte imbalance stops amphibians' hearts.

  22 October 2009

• HIV vaccine trial under fire - Premium content

  Expert scrutiny casts doubt on 'historic' results.

  21 October 2009

• Flu virus behind infant pneumonia in poor countries - Premium content

  Viral infection precedes an unexpectedly large proportion of childhood pneumonia cases.

  5 October 2009

• Future of HIV vaccine unclear - Premium content

  Puzzling hints of success require explanation before trials can move forward.

  1 October 2009

• Q+A: Driven out of research - Premium content

  A virologist describes how stringent biosecurity regulations caused her to drop one line of work.

  30 September 2009