An H5N1 bird flu mutation associated with increased infectiousness and disease severity has been found in two cats. Since the beginning of this year, more than 50 cats have been infected with H5N1 ...

Kennedy Jr. addressed the worsening avian flu crisis, saying vaccinating birds turns them into “mutation factories." Instead, he recommends letting the birds who survive the virus continue to breed.

A genetic mutation has appeared in dairy cows that could make the virus more deadly and transmissible Scientists say dairy herds in San Bernardino County are the likely source Since the outbreak ...

Farr, Christina Vasileiou, Peter A. Lind, and Paul B. Rainey, reveals that mutations in the promoter region of the rpoS gene occur at an astonishing rate—approximately 5,000 times higher than ...

Kennedy, Jr., says that vaccinating the nation’s poultry flocks against pervasive H5N1 bird flu could turn them into “mutation factories.” “All of my agencies advise against vaccination of ...

Research from The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology shows that a gene called Syngap1 enables touch-based perception, while certain mutations can lead to ...