COVID-19 is a reminder of their destructive power, but they’re crucial to humans’ development and survival. Although feared as agents of disease, viruses also work wonders, shaping evolution ...

Researchers Engineer a Herpes Virus to Turn on T Cells for Immunotherapy May 28, 2025 — A team identified herpes virus saimiri, which infects the T cells of squirrel monkeys, as a source of ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

Herpesvirus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Herpesviridae that causes latent and lytic infections in a wide range of animals and humans. There are 8 herpesvirus types ...

Latest news and updates on the impact of a new strain of coronavirus in mainland China. The virus, which causes the disease Covid-19 was first reported in Wuhan. The authorities introduced ...

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Symptoms of the stomach bug and food poisoning can be similar. But food poisoning typically resolves faster and has more severe symptoms. If you’re experiencing unexpected gastrointestinal ...

Scientists have warned there is a 'severe risk' of catching a cold this week as nine million people across Britain suffer from the virus. They issued the health alert as the recent icy weather ...

Levels of the virus, which has already affected 12 hospitals in Scotland, are higher than those recorded in the past, said the Public Health Laboratory Service. The number of people struck down ...

Without relying on cultivation, metagenomic sequencing greatly accelerated the novel RNA virus detection. However, it is not trivial to accurately identify RNA viral contigs from a mixture of species.

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