According to science, this inconspicuous germ magnet may be lurking in your kitchen.

The spread of the H1N1 flu, the "swine flu," is thought to spread from person to person through coughing or sneezing. Health officials encourage you to wash your hands often with soap and warm water.

Figure 2: A: Overall survival for testicular germ cell tumours (seminoma) in panel A is clearly superior to the overall survival for ovarian germ cell tumours (dysgerminoma) shown in panel B. C.

In recent months, the U.S. government has taken steps to defund and dismantle key infectious disease programs, including a National Institutes of Health lab that has contributed to groundbreaking work ...