Within the complex hierarchy of marine ecosystems, giant viruses are now being recognized as novel drivers of both ecological ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

Thanks to the introduction of a vaccine in 1963, measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000. Now the highly contagious disease has reemerged as a threat as declining vaccination rates fuel ...

Pepper the cat is at it again. After his hunting skills helped virologists identify the first jeilongvirus in the United ...

Pepper, the pet cat who made headlines last year for his role in the discovery of the first jeilongvirus found in the U.S., ...

RSV is causing thousands of infant deaths in India yearly, yet remains underdiagnosed. Experts stress the urgent need for ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research in Ness Ziona have used the platform ...

Scientists have discovered a stealthy mechanism that cytomegalovirus (CMV)—the leading infectious cause of birth defects in ...

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Friday marks five years since the COVID-19 virus was declared a public health emergency by the United States. But five years later, the virus is still killing thousands, according to experts.

Work in the field had dropped off after the introduction of penicillin in the middle of the last century, but as antimicrobial resistance continues to erode the effectiveness of existing antibiotics, ...