The monkeypox virus has been added to the WHO's list of priority pathogens. Credit: Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/GettyAccording to a newly updated list from the World Health Organization (WHO) this week, the number of pathogens capable of igniting the next pandemic has expanded to over 30, now including the influenza A virus, dengue virus,...
Lead scientist Stephanie Fraley works with one of the possibly infected blood samples used in the studyDavid Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of EngineeringA new technique that melts bacterial DNA in blood samples could diagnose life-threatening infections faster than before.Typically, to detect harmful bacteria in a person's bloodstream, a blood sample is cultured in...
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