Virology
Unusual Giant Virus Discovered in Austria
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University of Vienna researchers have discovered viruses, named Naegleriavirus, that infect the dangerous Naegleria fowleri, offering new insights into virus biology and ...
CDC Warns of Cow-to-Human Transmission of H5N1 Bird Flu in Texas
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By C Raina MacIntyre, Ashley Quigley, Haley Stone, Matthew Scotch, and Rebecca Dawson April 8, 2024 The CDC issued a health alert ...
The Invisible Sculptor of COVID-19 Revealed
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A team from the University of California, Riverside has made significant progress in understanding the SARS-CoV-2 virus by studying the M protein. ...
Bizarre Virus-like ‘Obelisks’ Found in Human Mouths and Guts
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Our mouths and guts are teeming with mysterious somethings that are unknown to science, new research suggests. A team says they’ve discovered ...
Scientists Shocked by First-Ever Observation of a Virus Latching Onto Another – “I Can’t Believe This”
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Researchers discovered a unique viral interaction where a satellite bacteriophage physically attaches to a helper bacteriophage. This groundbreaking finding, originating from what ...
Vampiric Viruses ‘Bite’ Other Viruses for Survival
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Viruses are somehow even weirder than we thought. In a recent study published last month, scientists say they’ve discovered two new viruses ...
The Viral Residue Connection to Long COVID Symptoms
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Research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found a link between decreased serotonin levels and patients ...
Brace for Yellow Fever Resurgence in U.S.
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Infectious disease experts from Baylor College of Medicine and Stanford School of Medicine, in a publication in the New England Journal of ...