Scientists in Japan have discovered a previously unknown giant virus, offering new insight into this enigmatic category of ...
Lurking among them is a “giant” virus, a genetic behemoth that blurs the line between the living and the inanimate. When this ...
Some 17 months ago, scientists detected an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in dairy cattle in Nebraska in ...
In a quiet freshwater pond in Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo, researchers have pulled from the water a microscopic giant that is forcing biologists to rethink how complex life began. The newly ...
Bats are critical viral reservoirs that harbor viromes with a high risk of cross-species transmission. However, the diversity ...
Bangladeshi researchers have uncovered an emerging bat-borne virus in archived throat swabs and viral cultures from five ...
Influenza is an extremely old enemy. Hippocrates described it in 412 B.C., Charlemagne in 876. Influenza also is a totally new enemy. Every year, a brand-new viral version sweeps the planet. That's ...
In a recent review published in the journal Virology, researchers examined the increasing diversity of human viruses, their epidemiological significance, and preventive strategies to mitigate emerging ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Some may have put COVID in the rearview mirror, but new research shows the virus that causes the disease is still constantly evolving and is as unpredictable as ever. In light of that ...