Mutations can result in viruses that infect cells, but can't copy themselves without help from other viruses - now it seems ...

The viruses had their DNA written by an AI model and are already wreaking havoc on bacteria in the real world.

After scientists showed that AI can design a working virus, it's time to address the obvious: what if it's also used to make ...

I’m so sorry,” a customer service agent told me during one call, and she sounded like she meant it. This was in early 2023, ...

Tick-borne encephalitis virus can infect the nervous system and cause life-threatening illness. Finding the cellular gateway ...

The work, described in a preprint paper, has the potential to create new treatments and accelerate research into artificially ...

Most seriously, certain types of HPV – particularly 16 and 18 – have known links to cancer. They belong to a group of about ...

American Indian and Alaska Native infants experience the highest rates of RSV-related hospitalization in the U.S., but a ...

Cronos: The New Dawn tells a compelling horror story while borrowing from Resident Evil and Dead Space in frustrating ways.

Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells, or capsids, around their genomes — a process that, while messy and complex, ...

KENT COUNTY, Mich — With school back in session and the seasons changing, illnesses are spreading across West Michigan. Along with hand, foot and mouth disease and an increase in COVID-19 cases, ...

Bats can carry some deadly human pathogens without signs of illness. A new survey shows that other viruses can still be bad for bats.