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A new year might mean new viral threats. Influenza A is a perennial threat. The virus infects a wide range of animals and has ...

A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet ...

According to the Royal Papworth Hospital, influenza or ‘flu’, is a ‘viral infection that mainly affects the nose, throat and ...

Researchers identify a shared RNA-protein interaction that could lead to broad-spectrum antiviral treatments for enteroviruses ...

Recent findings suggest that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is involved in both causing multiple sclerosis (MS) and shaping its ...

Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising viral shortcut that turns moving cells into delivery vehicles for infection. Instead ...

Ancient DNA reveals that childhood viruses lived with humans for thousands of years, reshaping how we understand human and ...

A virus relies on the host's translation machinery to replicate itself and become infectious. Translation efficiency ...

Newly published interdisciplinary research led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and University of Maryland shows ...