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No matter how delicious, cheese has some deep, dark secrets in its yellow interior – and most of them involve large quantities of mould.

Four people in Washington, all of them in King County, have tested positive for monkeypox, a virus that has been appearing in headlines worldwide since May. However, monkeypox is much less transmissible than the virus that causes COVID-19, and experts agree it is not likely to cause widespread outbreaks.  The basic biology of the two...

Editor’s Note: The reporter, Alexandria Osborne, worked with Emma Ledbetter for several semesters at The Daily Evergreen. When Emma Ledbetter first stepped foot on the WSU Pullman campus four years ago, she had no idea she would combine her microbiology degree and scientific interests in journalism, let alone how it would change the rest of...

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S., and the rates have only increased in recent years — but what exactly is cancer, and can we prevent it? Cancer occurs when a cell divides uncontrollably, said Nancy Magnuson, WSU School of Molecular Biosciences emeritus professor. Healthy cells exhibit contact inhibition, which means...

The Delta variant has been dominating headlines recently. We keep hearing that it is “more contagious” than previous strains — but what exactly does that mean? The answer lies in the viral strain’s ability to replicate itself, said Guy Palmer, WSU Global Health senior director and regents professor of pathology and infectious diseases.  “This virus...