Respiratory viruses that have diverse strains and mutate rapidly, such as influenza and COVID-19, are difficult to block ...

Researchers discovered a hidden molecular “switch” that herpes viruses rely on to invade cells. By combining AI, simulations, ...

A research team led by Prof. Sun Chaomin from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) has ...

Australia observed a record number of more than 450 000 notified influenza cases during an unusually long season which ...

Viruses in wetland soil play a more important role than previously understood and could even be indicators of ecosystem ...

The year 2011 marks the centenary of Francis Peyton Rous's landmark experiments on an avian cancer virus. Since then, seven human viruses have been found to cause 10–15% of human cancers worldwide.

Some viruses mutate more rapidly than others. Learn more about why that is and what that means for your health.

Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing ...

Viruses have traditionally been named after the places or animals they have been first discovered in. Now scientists are trying to bring order to the chaos of virus naming. In the final decades of the ...

Most bacteria aren't harmful to humans, but most viruses are potentially harmful. Bacteria are living organisms, while viruses are parasitic and need a live host to reproduce. You can prevent the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Ever since viruses came to light in the late 1800s, scientists have set them apart from the rest of life. Viruses were far smaller than ...