A new method vastly improves on the existing approach for single-cell genetic sequencing, enabling scientists to read the ...

The gut microbiome, a collection of archaea, bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in the human gastrointestinal tract, is known to have a powerful influence on our health and well-being that starts ...

Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections, and unless there is a risk that a viral infection will lead to more problems, antibiotics are not often recommended for other illnesses. However, a ...

University of Delaware undergraduate student Spencer Toth was always interested in the environment and biology, so when she arrived at UD and realized that she could combine both of her passions by ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and "protein language" models can speed the design of monoclonal antibodies that prevent or ...

A new study has uncovered significant genetic and antigenic diversity among H9N2 avian influenza viruses circulating in ...

Washington University researchers discovered how yellow fever and tick-borne encephalitis viruses enter human cells and ...

Often confused for a common cold, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can in fact be serious and should be studied more closely ...

The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading medical virologists representing 80+ Centers of Excellence and ...

Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system's ability to attack a vulnerable site ...

The bird flu virus infecting farm flocks across the UK could be the most infectious yet, the government's former top expert ...