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 ...

Bacteria are turning out to have the potential for greater sophistication than once thought. Scientists have investigated the inner workings of bacteria infected with a virus and found structures that ...

For the first time, researchers have observed that respiratory syncytial virus and influenza viruses can merge to create a hybrid virus capable of evading the immune system, according to findings ...

When a virus enters a host cell, it uses the cell’s transcription and translation machinery to produce the proteins necessary to create more viruses. A new paper describes a previously unknown ...

Could a virus treatment designed by Boston researchers be the key to treating the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma? Brigham and Women’s Hospital scientists report that they have created a ...

Computer simulations have been used with great success in recent months to visualize the spread of the COVID-19 virus in a variety of situations. In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers ...

Synthetic versions of the deadly virus could help test treatments. But what are the risks when viruses can be synthetized from scratch? The world is watching with alarm as China struggles to contain a ...

Several coronavirus variants emerged before the vaccines were rolled out in late 2020. The COVID-19 vaccines help reduce the spread of the virus, therefore decreasing the likelihood that it will ...