Genome sequencing

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is constantly mutating. As a result, vaccines become less effective and require regular adaptation. This was the case in 2025 with the JN.1 variant. An interdisciplinary team from

Researchers from the University of Cologne, the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT present a remarkable clinical case in the New England Journal of

Researchers in Eswatini, in collaboration with an international consortium, have made a significant breakthrough in tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics. Using targeted genome sequencing, they detected drug

Although the infectious disease Lassa fever can be fatal, there is a lack of treatment options with proven efficacy. Researchers at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) and the

Urinary tract infections are among the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics. Since conventional pathogen identification in the laboratory usually takes two to three days, initial treatment

In 2017, a Miami–Berlin flight took an unexpected turn when passengers spotted a rat on board. After landing, the rat was captured and handed over to scientists at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI