Seemingly 'broken' genes in coronaviruses may be essential for viral survival
Viruses are lean, mean, infection machines. Their genomes are tiny, limited to a handful of absolutely essential genes, and ...
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Were viruses around on Earth before living cells emerged? A microbiologist explains
If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Were there already viruses on Earth when the first living cells appeared billions of years ago? – ...
Stanford Researchers Discover Key Influenza-Severity Risk Factor Hiding in Plain Sight
Antibody makeup influences the severity of flu. Viruses are the fastest-evolving biological entity on earth. This fact ...
Mass Mortality at Punta Delgada: H5N1 Decimates Argentina’s Elephant Seal Population
Elephant seal numbers in Argentina remain low after a deadly H5N1 outbreak, highlighting the virus's dangerous adaptability.
When marine algae get sick: How viruses shape microbe interactions
By looking at the tiniest virus-infected microbes in the ocean, researchers are gaining new insights about the marine food ...
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A more severe strain of mpox has been detected in the U.S. for the first time
The patient was traveling from East Africa, where the mpox disease is endemic. The CDC says the strain does not present a ...
Mpox cases, symptoms, how it spreads: What to know after first case of clade I reported in US
A person in California tested positive for mpox clade I, the first time the strain has been reported in the U.S.
California confirms first US case of more severe mpox strain -- but risk to public remains low
Health officials in California have confirmed the first domestic case of a more severe strain of mpox in a traveler from ...
More Severe Mpox Strain Appears in US: What We Know
There have been 21,370 confirmed mpox cases worldwide, including both Clade I and Clade II, in 79 locations since the ...