The holy grail of pandemic preparedness is being able to predict how a virus will evolve just by looking at its genetic ...

The history of influenza vaccine and the associated technology shows how the vaccine has evolved to match the evolution of influenza viruses. Box 1. Current nomenclature for influenza viruses (WHO ...

Perhaps viruses existed before, and led to the evolution of, cellular life. Continuing studies may provide us with clearer answers. Or future studies may reveal that the answer is even murkier ...

Further chapters detail genetic variation of viruses and the molecular basis of interrelations with hosts. This leads to discussions of interactions with the host at the population level, and their ...

COVID-19 has continued to claim lives at an average rate of about 900 deaths per week in the U.S. over the past year.

JERUSALEM, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli researchers have discovered a unique mechanism in marine bacteria that protects them from virus attacks, the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) said in a ...

Today, the AIDS virus, tuberculosis, malaria, diarrheal diseases and other infectious agents pose far greater hazards to human existence than any other creatures. This upsurge of infectious ...

Researchers from the Technion uncover a novel passive resistance mechanism in marine bacteria. By reducing tRNA levels, ...

While one group of scientists focuses on early identification, reporting, measures to minimise spread, targeted intervention in vulnerable areas and tracking evolution of the virus and its ...

Many phylogenetically distant animal viruses, including the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, have surface proteins with polybasic sites that are cleaved by host furin and furin-like proteases. Other than ...