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How did viruses evolve? Are they a streamlined form of something that existed long ago, or an ultimate culmination of smaller genetic elements joined together? Aa Aa Aa The evolutionary history of ...

Every minute, all around us, battles are fought on a microscopic level. Bacteriophages (also known as phages) are viruses ...

Researchers at San Diego State University and Michigan State University are shedding new light on how viruses meticulously pack their genetic material - a breakthrough that could help researchers ...

Evaluating the speed at which viruses spread and transmit across host populations is critical to mitigating disease outbreaks. A new study evaluates the performance of statistics measuring how viruses ...

Serious infections with influenza A viruses are characterized by an excessive immune response, known as cytokine storm. It ...

With uncanny timing, Adam Kucharski’s book The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread (Profile Books) landed in stores in February 2020, just as the world was dealing with Covid-19. Kucharski, a ...

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that are known natural reservoirs of infectious diseases. By Anthony Ham Bats carry an ...

Some research teams work on replicating prior studies to assess the value of a body of work. AzmanL/E+ via Getty Images Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench partner for ...