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Long overlooked because of their size, giant viruses are now redefining the frontiers of microbiology.
A vaccine designed entirely by AI has been tested in people for the first time.
Vaccine development can be really expensive, and there’s limited commercial return.
Immune cells can carry HIV into the brain, leading to problems with memory and cognition. Blocking other immune cells from the brain can make matters worse.
Three experts explain how the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola may have crossed continents.
Microbiomes influence how efficiently a child’s body extracts and uses nutrients from food for growth and development.
The hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship is a reminder of something we keep having to relearn: When humans push into ecosystems they don’t normally inhabit, they are exposed to viruses.
Hantavirus cases are usually rare, but the strain in the outbreak is the only one thought to be transmitted from person to person.
Is hantavirus being transmitted from person to person? Here’s what investigators need to consider before making that call.
Authorities are racing to contain a suspected outbreak of a rare respiratory disease. A microbiologist explains what it is and how it spreads.
As antibiotic resistance grows, scientists are turning to bacteriophages, viruses that target harmful bacteria without wiping out beneficial microbes.
The textured acrylic plastic surface, inspired by insect wings, could help prevent the spread of major viruses.
Intensive antibiotic use in farming has created the ideal conditions for resistant bacteria, viruses and fungi to develop.
Scientists found an unexpected viral hitchhiker lurking inside a common gut bacterium – and it was twice as prevalent in people with colorectal cancer.
The fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%.
Marine viruses attack cells, but the material that spills out helps fuels marine life around the world.
Viral infections are on the rise and spreading across the globe.
If you get sick just in time for a weekend or your long-awaited holiday, it’s called ‘leisure sickness’. But is it real?
Discover the hidden beauty of viruses with printable papercraft virus snowflakes.
Top contributors
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Lecturer in Virology, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
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Professor Emerita of Biology, Indiana University
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Principal Scientist and Canada Research Chair in Zoonotic Virus and Animal Reservoirs at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization and Co-Lead of One Health at the University of Saskatchewan, University of Saskatchewan
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine
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Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Regents' Professor & Chair, Medical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
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Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster
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Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Melbourne Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne; Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor and Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University
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Director of Microbiology, University of California, San Diego