The man’s case didn’t give rise to any widespread variant, but it gave Gupta, with his HIV evolution background, the idea ...

Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that's airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes ...

For over a century, scientists have analyzed the vast microbial world within the human body. They’ve found bacteria, fungi, ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland are researching the science behind avian influenza, or bird flu. Dr. Andrew Broadbent, a researcher and professor at the University of Maryland, says the best ...

The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute (Picker ISI) has announced this year’s awards supporting interdisciplinary approaches in innovative research. The awards bring together Colgate faculty ...

We live in an era when human activities are negatively modifying the world at alarming rates. We are experiencing a massive ...

Found in people who successfully recovered from the illness, these antibodies attach to a part of the COVID-19 virus that doesn't appear to mutate, potentially allowing them to last longer in the ...

H5N1 virus also poses a threat to human health due ... This story is part of Science X Dialog, where researchers can report findings from their published research articles. Visit this page for ...

Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication. However, viruses are dynamic -- constantly evolving and changing shape, which can make designing antiviral treatments a challenge.

Since WHO declared the Zika virus epidemic a public health emergency of international concern in 2016, there remain no licensed vaccines, therapeutics, or diagnostic tests for routine antenatal ...

Borne, science journalist Carl Zimmer roots the “mistake” in the past of a historically neglected field: aerobiology, or the science of airborne life. Zimmer begins his chronicle in the 19th century ...

We talked to experts about where the science is on risks to humans and how the virus is messing with the food supply. While bird flu is hitting poultry farms hard, eggs probably won't bring the ...