The unusual cases of pneumonia began to appear in midwinter, in China. The cause, researchers would later learn, was a coronavirus new to science. By March, the infection began to spread to other ...

The viruses had their DNA written by an AI model and are already wreaking havoc on bacteria in the real world.

Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells (capsids) ...

Creating international viral biosafety guidelines are key to clearing up confusion, regaining trust and ensuring that ...

Scientists in Japan have discovered a genetic "silencer" within the HTLV-1 virus that helps it stay hidden in the body, evading the immune system for decades. This silencer element essentially turns ...

Persistent Covid-19 lasting in a patient for more than two years has led to the novel coronavirus developing dozens of new ...