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Microbiology & Molecular Biology

A photo of the new COVID testing protocol at Boston University.

COVID Testing

Robots, Nanobeads, and Data Modeling—The Science behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plan

August 4, 2020

A photo of slash and burn landscapes in the Marancar area of Tapanuli Selatan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Deforestation

Why Combating a Pandemic Is 500 Times More Expensive Than Preventing One

July 26, 2020

nanosponges containing fragments of lung cell membranes in a cell culture in a NEIDL laboratory

Coronavirus

Tiny, Decoy “Sponges” Attract Coronavirus Away from Lung Cells

June 18, 2020

Using photolysis—a process by which molecules are broken down by light—BU engineers found they could temporarily weaken MRSA’s defenses enough to make it vulnerable again to several conventional antibiotics

Antibiotic Resistance

Why Phototherapy Will Be the Next Frontier in Combating Antibiotic Resistance

May 21, 2020

A photo of researchers working with COVID-19 in the NEIDL labs

Decoding COVID-19

BU NEIDL Scientists Featured in NOVA’s Special Coronavirus Episode

May 14, 2020

A portrait photo of Mo Khalil

Synthetic Biology

Mo Khalil Awarded Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

May 14, 2020

Coronavirus Research

BU Scientists Awarded $1.9 Million to Accelerate Coronavirus Research

May 13, 2020

A photo of an empty lab in BU’s Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering

Return to Campus Labs

BU Unveils First Phase of Campuswide Research Recovery Plan

May 6, 2020

A photo of cells infected with the novel coronavirus glowing green under blue light

Coronavirus in the Lab

BU NEIDL Scientists Can “See the Enemy,” Making Headway on COVID-19 Research

April 6, 2020

A photo of bacteria

Biosensing

Mining Bacteria Parts to Build Around-the-Clock Biosensors

March 31, 2020

Center for Regenerative Medicine researchers Aditya Mithal, Claire Burgess, and Andrew McCracken prepare samples collected from Boston Medical Center patients suspected to be infected with the novel coronavirus.

COVID-19 Testing

Facing Dire Shortages, 50 Boston Collaborators Develop Their Own FDA-Approved Coronavirus Test

March 26, 2020

A photo of BU NEIDL virologist Robert Davey

Coronavirus Pandemic

Live Coronavirus Research Gets Underway at BU NEIDL

March 19, 2020

Photo of blue suits hanging up in a lab at BU's NEIDL.

Coronavirus Outbreak

BU NEIDL Scientists Join International Coronavirus Research Effort

March 2, 2020

Portrait of Ksenia Bravaya

Chemistry

Ksenia Bravaya Awarded 2020 Sloan Research Fellowship

February 12, 2020

illustration of human body with various different types and colors of cells

Stem Cells

Machine Learning Gives Rise to Better Lung Disease Models from Stem Cells

February 4, 2020

Chinese health workers in white suits, check the temperatures of Chinese residents

Coronavirus Outbreak

Outbreak Experts: What to Expect Next from Coronavirus

January 27, 2020

Virologist John Connor, from the Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, discussing fears about viruses with editor of The Brink Kat J. McAlpine

Infectious Diseases

Should We Fear the Flu More Than EEE?

December 2, 2019

a man lights a joint with a lighter in the dark.

Fertility

Male Marijuana Use Might Double the Risk of Partner’s Miscarriage

October 16, 2019

Scientific illustration of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), otherwise known as Nightmare Bacteria.

Superbugs

Superbug detector is first diagnostic to launch from CARB-X

September 24, 2019

Mosquito-borne illness

Here’s Everything We Know about the Lethal Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

September 3, 2019

Here’s Everything We Know about the Lethal Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus