Although definitions of gain-of-function differ, investigative reports leave no question researchers manipulated ...

Researchers have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to hijack human plasmin to enhance transmission.

Viruses don’t care about your political persuasion. They don’t care who you voted for in the last election. They aren’t ...

Biological scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the ...

UCSF scientists are taking the first steps toward creating a new type of antibiotic that uses an unusual virus to defeat ...

More than 80 domestic cats have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022. Experts say there's a risk that cats could ...

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Chronic wasting disease slowly turns the brains of infected deer (and other cervids) into spongy, deteriorating masses, triggering bizarre behavior and, inevitably, a fatal outcome.

A new strain of H5N9 bird flu was detected at a commercial duck operation in California's Merced County. All the ducks were euthanized.

Once ingested in a blood meal, the virus needs to pass through the mosquito midgut to infect the salivary glands before being transmitted to the next human host. However, the mechanism enabling ...