Connect with us
Viruses closely related to the deadly MERS coronavirus are lurking in bats and one group, known as HKU5, may be just one mutation away from making...
Scientists have uncovered over 200 new giant viruses lurking in ocean waters that not only help shape marine ecosystems but also manipulate photosynthesis in algae. These...
New HIV research shows that small changes in the virus affect how quickly or slowly it replicates and how easily it can reawaken in the body....
Bats are known as natural hosts for highly pathogenic viruses such as MERS- and SARS-related coronaviruses, as well as the Marburg and Nipah viruses. In contrast...
By studying Chikungunya virus, scientists shed light on how immune responses to viral infections may lead to persistent symptoms of autoimmune disease.
Historically, most human mpox infections have resulted from zoonotic transmission --m eaning from animals to humans -- and these spillovers have rarely led to human-to-human transmission....
An international research team has discovered a critical protein that acts as a 'switch' regulating immune responses to viruses.
Until now, most research has used either generalized cell samples or organoids made from just one type of tropical fruit bat, and only from a single...
An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were...
Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team has developed a method that can be used to study the interaction...
