Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.
In the early, uncertain days of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists delivered one comforting pronouncement: The virus that caused COVID mutates rather slowly. If that remained true, the virus would ...
Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...
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Viruses may be more powerful in the International Space Station's microgravity environment
"Microgravity pushed evolution into corners of the phage we still don't fully understand" ...
Bats are critical viral reservoirs that harbor viromes with a high risk of cross-species transmission. However, the diversity ...
Vaccinating birds against bird flu reduces the spread of the disease, but may have unintended consequences. This is the warning of a new paper in the journal Science Advances, which concluded that ...
Influenza is an extremely old enemy. Hippocrates described it in 412 B.C., Charlemagne in 876. Influenza also is a totally new enemy. Every year, a brand-new viral version sweeps the planet. That's ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Some may have put COVID in the rearview mirror, but new research shows the virus that causes the disease is still constantly evolving and is as unpredictable as ever. In light of that ...
In a recent review published in the journal Virology, researchers examined the increasing diversity of human viruses, their epidemiological significance, and preventive strategies to mitigate emerging ...
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