New measures of influenza virus fitness could improve vaccine strain selection through more accurate forecasts of the evolution of the virus.

A general method for inferring fitness from a sample of nucleotide sequences can predict the progenitor of next year's seasonal influenza.

Immune cells in the endometrium are targeted by HIV and re-programmed to allow them to survive and spread the virus throughout the body.

Each stage of the scientific life cycle stands to benefit from the introduction of data science techniques.

Being able to take up DNA from their environment might allow pneumococcal bacteria to colonize the human nose and throat for longer periods of time.

The controlled infection of volunteers with Plasmodium falciparum parasites could provide a platform to evaluate new drugs and vaccines aimed at blocking malaria transmission.

Horizon scanning has been used to identify opportunities and risks presented by 20 emerging issues in the field of biological engineering.

An analysis of author contribution statements in a large number of published papers reveals biases in the career trajectories of scientists.

The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated the need for a global system to monitor the dynamics of susceptibility and immunity, as well as infection, during epidemics and pandemics.