Researchers at the University of Liverpool have created a computer virus that can spread via Wi-Fi as efficiently as the common cold infects humans. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is ...

A common virus carried by most humans could trigger lupus, offering new clues for preventing and treating this dangerous ...

Starting with tiny molecular building blocks, researchers in Rockville have made a functioning virus in record time and with unprecedented precision, a significant step toward the goal of being able ...

Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in 2019, the virus has accrued a variety of mutations to infect its human hosts more effectively. Certain antiviral treatments work by increasing the rate of these ...

The young scientist, normally calm and measured, seemed on edge when he stopped by his boss's office. "You are not going to believe this one," he told Ron Fouchier, a virologist at the Erasmus Medical ...

In the United States, respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is creating a health care crisis in the pediatric system, which already has smaller capacity than the adult health system, placing the ...

Gold nanoparticles are only effective in strengthening optical signals when the nanoparticles are arranged on a surface and ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said the black growths on the rabbits are from a viral infection caused by the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus Experts note that the growths often don't harm the ...

A strange phenomenon has captured attention in northern Colorado: rabbits with horn-like growths, dubbed "tentacle rabbits." According to officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, these growths are ...