Some viruses appear capable of bypassing vaccines designed to eradicate them. This phenomenon, already observed in several pathogens, could also concern avian flu. Sino-British researchers ...

Zika transmission has been reported in more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the ...

Here, we review the most recent findings on the Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus molecular biology and pathogenesis, including aspects of virus–host cell interactions. To date ...

Yet until recently, scientists didn’t fully understand why bats are so good at harboring pathogens that don’t seem to harm ...

Scientists have collected troves of DNA and microscopic imaging data from human cells—and now they have a tool that might ...

Knowledge-building extension: Use the Biology of SARS-CoV-2 resource from HHMI BioInteractive, including four animations about the structure, replication, evolution, and treatment of the virus, along ...

Queen’s University Belfast virologist Dr Connor Bamford discusses his research on the Covid-19 vaccine and the challenges of ...

The circulating bird flu has become "widespread" in the Bay State, as officials believe the virus has killed 500 to 1,000 ...

Herpesviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause a variety of diseases in humans and animals. Understanding the biology of these viruses, particularly their protein interactions ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.

Future Virology. 2010;5(4):469-479. Other viral proteases that permit the virus to escape the host immune response have been described. Severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus ...