The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a fatality rate of 50% but remains poorly understood in terms of how it ...

Scientists used an all-optical method to detect and dynamically track the natural vibrational frequencies of a microorganism ...

"Our findings show that the Zika virus is not simply passively transmitted, but actively manipulates human biology to ensure ...

In the face of rising concerns about antibiotic resistant infections, an international group of microbial experts have ...

By altering the metabolism of the skin, the Zika virus guarantees its own survival, resulting in turning humans into mosquito ...

1. On January 30, 1982, computer programmer Richard Skrenta wrote the world’s first computer virus that ‘escaped’ to other ...

Biological scientists have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the permeability of the mosquito midgut for infection.

William Schaffner: The most important thing is good hand hygiene. Washing with soap and water works the best. Those hand ...

The problem for the lab-leak position is that the U.S. has never had access to the Wuhan lab and has thus been unable to reach a definitive answer for more than five years. Now that the CIA has at ...

A new antibody therapy effectively protects monkeys from severe H5N1 avian flu, offering hope for a universal flu vaccine and ...

Martin and “Wild Cards” author Ian Tregellis turn a scenario from the science fiction book series into the foundation for an ...