Gain-of-function research (GOFR) refers to the serial passaging of microorganisms to increase their transmissibility, virulence, immunogenicity, and host tropism by applying selective pressure to a ...

Actually, it’s a buzzword used to describe real clinical diagnoses, such as persistent depressive disorder, also known as dysthymia. Here’s what these terms really mean. You may have heard other ...

Mildred DeBell has been such an integral part of Centreville and its history for so long that it’s nearly incomprehensible to think of this place without her in it. But last Monday, Jan. 20, the woman ...