The observation that most of the viruses that cause human disease come from other animals has led some researchers to attempt “zoonotic risk prediction” to…
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We Need Global “Maximum Suppression” At the end of 2020, there was a strong hope that high levels of vaccination would see humanity finally gain…
A more accurate image of a coronavirus particle has triangular-shaped spikes. Scientists from OIST and Queen’s University have found that this may aid the success…
Noninfluenza respiratory viral infections (NIRV) are associated with illness and death rates similar to influenza in hospitalized adults, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association…
Vesicles containing clusters of viruses, including norovirus, within the gut. Credit: NIH New study suggests need to reconsider current disinfection, sanitation and hygiene practices. Clusters…
An observational study of patients in London hospitals suggests that the B.1.1.7. variant is not associated with more severe illness and death, but appears to…
Illustration of a network of contacts to show the spreading of COVID-19 in a population where a fraction of the individuals (cones) wear masks and…
Direct view of the sample in protein X-ray crystallography: The tiny pin (tip in the center) carries the crystal sample and is firmly fixed in…
Network topology analysis of immune system function representing dozens of integrated cellular responses that are rewired during removal of the hepatitis C virus in humans.…
Phage illustration. Tailocins look like phages, but don’t have the capsid (“head”) that contains the viral DNA and replication machinery. A Berkeley Lab-led team is…
The nucleocapsid phosphoprotein (blue) of SARS-CoV-2 (N) (grey) plays critical roles in multiple processes of the SARS-CoV-2 infection cycle, including replication and transcription, and packaging…
SARS-CoV-2 showed the world with devastating clarity the threat undetected viruses can pose to global public health. SpillOver, a new web application developed by scientists at…
A highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant was unknowingly spreading for months in the United States by October 2020, according to a new study from researchers with…
Map of the center of gravity of enterovirus D68 cases in the U.S. predicted by the pathogen extended resolution algorithm, from 2014-2019. This material relates…
An analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genome diversity in more than 1,000 people in the United Kingdom suggests that if viral mutations do arise, they can be…
A new study of the U.K. and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2 predicts that current vaccines and certain monoclonal antibodies may be less effective at…
The treatment uses a type of CRISPR to target viral RNA and appears to stop replication of both viruses in the lungs. With a relatively…
Physician assistant Philana Liang prepares a vial of COVID-19 vaccine on the Washington University Medical Campus. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in…
Working at high-security laboratory of the Institute of Virology and Immunology (IVI). Credit: © IVI How dangerous are new mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus? An…