A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opts its host’s systems with the help of ...

In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, ...

The tiny shell protecting the HIV virus resembles a slightly rounded ice cream cone, but there is nothing sweet about it. More than 40 million people worldwide live with AIDS because of this virus, ...

Blood tests revealed that the beverage elicited an immune response, according to preliminary research. But far more safety ...

Xia Xian, a virologist who was formerly a project scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, has left the United States to take up a position studying highly pathogenic viruses – those ...

Researchers used AI to design the virus known as Evo-Φ2147. (Image: Canva) Scientists used AI to create Evo-Φ2147, a novel virus targeting E. coli bacteria. Stanford and Arc Institute create Evo-Φ2147 ...

Lab-grown life has taken a dramatic leap forward after scientists used artificial intelligence to create a virus that has never existed in nature. The virus, named Evo–Φ2147, was built entirely from ...

About 1 in 10 people carry genetic variants that make them particularly vulnerable to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a ubiquitous pathogen that is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple ...

An outbreak of the Nipah virus in the Indian state of West Bengal is raising concern in parts of Asia, leading some airports to implement precautionary health screenings. So far, five confirmed ...

Lab–grown life has taken a major leap forward as scientists use AI to create a new virus that has never been seen before. The virus, dubbed Evo–Φ2147, was created by scientists from scratch using new ...

Scientists have made the first step towards creating new species in the lab. Researchers have used artificial intelligence to create a new virus to attack a colony of the deadly E.coli bacteria. The ...

A suspected exposure to a lethal hemorrhagic fever virus triggered emergency protocols at a US high-security laboratory, officials have confirmed. The incident occurred at Rocky Mountain Laboratories ...