We report the synthesis and characterization of gold–bacteriophage hybrids for biodetection purposes. The physical and optical properties of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and the biological features of ...

Crescent Duck Farm became a casualty of the global avian flu outbreak, one of many farms around the U.S. that had to cull their entire flock. AP For months, Corwin and his reduced staff have been ...

The more than century-old farm — the last duck farm remaining in a New York region once synonymous with the culinary delicacy — is cautiously rebuilding.

H5N1 is also vexing American cattle farmers after the virus jumped from fowl to cattle last year. “Something has changed in the virus’ makeup that has made it more virulent,” Hitchener said.

Long Island's last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January.

One of the central themes of biomolecular engineering is the challenge of exploiting the properties of biological materials. Part of this challenge has been uncovering and harnessing properties of ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January.

Also known as "Nimbus," the new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 is characterized by its extremely painful sore throat, described as "razor blade throat." ...

Despite the striking throat pain, Dr. Marc Siegel said that Nimbus does not appear more virulent than earlier strains. Dr. Kenneth Perry, an emergency room physician in South Carolina, noted that the ...

A small study published in Nature Medicine reported encouraging results for personalized inhaled bacteriophage therapy in treating cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with drug-resistant pulmonary ...