Abscess If you notice a painful bump on the roof of your mouth, it could be an abscess—an infection that forms when bacteria invade the soft tissues. According to Dr. Ross, abscesses often develop due ...

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A team identified herpes virus saimiri, which infects the T cells of squirrel monkeys, as a source of proteins that activate pathways in T cells that are needed to promote T cell survival.

Scientists in Blacksburg have discovered a large, previously unseen virus inside algae. The virus poses no risk to human ...

What is hMPV, and why is everyone talking about it? HMPV is a respiratory virus that can affect people of all ages, especially during the colder months. Discovered in 2001, it is not new to the ...

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Developed by the studio Twice Different, Winnie’s Hole plays as a mish-mash of roguelike and deckbuilding genres. Players will be able to “build a deck of actions” that they’ll then be ...

(via Kurzgesagt) You’ve got trillions of viruses inside you – right now! But these aren’t the viruses you fear. Some of them are your body’s secret protectors, keeping deadly bacteria in check and ...

There are billions, perhaps even trillions of these viruses, known as bacteriophages (“bacteria eaters” in Greek) or just “phages” to their friends, inside the human digestive system.