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Virology
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“Until very recently, I thought I would die with the same genome that I was born with.”
Our Earthbound definitions of life could leave us blind to the Universe’s strangest forms.
In theory, scientists could've produced a deadly virus that accidentally infected lab workers. In practice, we know that didn't happen.
A new bill introduced into the US Senate claims to make us safer. Instead, it would destroy all virology research, and for no real cause.
With a flurry of threats to scientists, science funding, and health policy, the USA now faces a crisis reminiscent of Soviet-era Lysenkoism.
Differences in certain avian and mammalian proteins explain why avian influenza doesn't (typically) infect humans.
SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in humans in 2019. Despite much noise generated by lab leak proponents, the evidence indicates a natural origin.
More than 90% of sexually active men will be infected with human papillomavirus in their lifetime. The virus may reduce fertility.
We don’t yet know if these strange “obelisks” are helpful or harmful.
The FDA approved a single-dose, long-acting injection to protect babies and toddlers from RSV over the fall and winter.
Artificial intelligence can forecast the behavior of viruses and quickly make vaccines to thwart them.
EBT-101 is not the only candidate for an HIV cure. Stem cell transplants, medications, and other CRISPR therapies are being researched.
CRISPR, stem cells, and even cancer drugs are helping shape an AIDS-free future.
Researchers estimate there may be as many as ten million trillion trillion phages on Earth — that's 10 with 30 zeros after it.
"Domesticated viral genes" may not be domesticated as scientists thought.
A secret to a long, healthy life may lie in the diversity of gut viruses, which can supercharge bacterial metabolism and resist disease.
Marburg virus, like its cousin Ebola, causes severe disease, with fatality rates ranging from 22% to 90%.
Viruses, it turns out, can block one another and take turns to dominate.
Once activated, the CRISPR-Cas12a2 system goes on a rampage, chopping up DNA and RNA indiscriminately, causing cell death.
Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores — and now virivores.
People with shingles have an approximately 80% higher risk of stroke than those without the disease.
A new drug inhibits a human enzyme that coronaviruses hijack in order to replicate.
An independent researcher looks into why there's such strong opposition to her research.
About 8% of our genome is made of leftover viruses from our ancestors' infections.
Biotechnology can convert enemy viruses into anti-cancer mercenaries.
The spray uses snippets of DNA to gum up virus replication.
The antibodies elicited by the "S2 vaccine" not only neutralize COVID's multiple strains but also coronaviruses that cause the common cold.
The good news is that it can be countered with acne medication.
This isn't America's first rodeo with monkeypox. In 2003, the virus swept across America thanks to a shipment of exotic animals.