Researchers at the University of Liverpool have created a computer virus that can spread via Wi-Fi as efficiently as the common cold infects humans. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is ...

For the first time, researchers have observed that respiratory syncytial virus and influenza viruses can merge to create a hybrid virus capable of evading the immune system, according to findings ...

Bacteria are turning out to have the potential for greater sophistication than once thought. Scientists have investigated the inner workings of bacteria infected with a virus and found structures that ...

Could a virus treatment designed by Boston researchers be the key to treating the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma? Brigham and Women’s Hospital scientists report that they have created a ...

It sounds like a sci-fi thriller. For the first time, scientists have made from scratch the Spanish flu virus that killed millions of people in 1918. Why? To help them understand how to better fend ...

Researchers found that Zika virus induces cells to create connections, called tunneling nanotubes, that may enable the virus to replicate and spread from mother to fetus. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In ...

Synthetic versions of the deadly virus could help test treatments. But what are the risks when viruses can be synthetized from scratch? The world is watching with alarm as China struggles to contain a ...

Associate Professor Lotti Tajouri is affiliated with Dubai Police Scientist Council. Viruses are the most common biological entities on Earth. Experts estimate there ...

Jean Peccoud holds an equity stake in GenoFAB Inc., a company that may benefit or may be perceived to benefit from the publication of this article. He receives funding from the National Institutes of ...

Several coronavirus variants emerged before the vaccines were rolled out in late 2020. The COVID-19 vaccines help reduce the spread of the virus, therefore decreasing the likelihood that it will ...

Stanislaus County health officials have reported a serious case of west Nile illness as prime conditions for the virus create a threat to the public. The patient was only identified as a female in the ...