The Scientist

Where Do Viruses Come From?

Using genomics, evolutionary biologists test several hypotheses on the origin of viruses. New evidence suggests they may have ...

Human Protein PARP14 Found To Fight Multiple Viruses

Researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered a human gene, the protein PARP14, plays a role in regulating ...

Genetically engineered virus acts as 'smart sponge' to extract rare earth elements from water

Today's high-tech electronics and green energy technologies would not function without rare earth elements (REEs). These 17 ...

This 'Pluribus' Episode 3 Theory Might Reveal the Cure to the "Virus"

Apple TV's 'Pluribus' Season 1, Episode 3 contains a passing comment that could be a red herring or a hint at the hive mind ...

New form of bird flu hospitalizes Washington state resident

A person in Washington is presumed infected with bird flu virus. Health officials in the state do not know the source.
eLife

Apparent cooperativity between human CMV virions introduces errors in conventional methods ...

Whether infection of cells by individual virions occurs randomly or if there is some form (s) of competition or cooperativity between individual virions remains largely unknown for most virus-cell ...

Another person in U.S. is hospitalized with bird flu. Officials don't know how they got it

A person in Washington is presumed infected with bird flu virus. Health officials in the state do not know the source.

Scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry

One of humanity's most ubiquitous infectious pathogens bears the blame for the chronic autoimmune condition called systemic ...
Medscape

‘We Are Getting Closer to Finding a Real Cure for HIV’

A Brazilian research team has eliminated HIV from a patient’s body for 78 consecutive weeks using only medications, without ...