Virology

Credit: Courtesy of Ken Stedman Researchers from Portland State University and the University of Texas Medical Branch have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to generate a clearer and more detailed…

DURHAM, N.C. - Engaging disenfranchised men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV in the U.S. is possible, but the best way to help them achieve and maintain viral suppression is not yet known, according to findings from HPTN 078…

Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversityCredit: Simon Roux To answer the question, "Where's Waldo?" readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be spotted with a…

Rutgers-led team confirms an important role for viruses that infect algae in marine watersCredit: Jeffrey Krause and Eric Lachenmyer Scientists have confirmed that viruses can kill marine algae called diatoms and that diatom die-offs…

Credit: Shireen Dooling The community of viruses is staggeringly vast. Occupying every conceivable biological niche, from searing undersea vents to frigid tundra, these enigmatic invaders, hovering between inert matter and life,…

Study finds that 74% of London's house sparrows carry avian malaria -- more than any other bird population in Northern Europe -- and links the intensity of individuals' infections to sparrow declineCredit: ZSL, BTO London's house sparrows…

Disruptions in the gut microbiome caused by antibiotics, diet or environmental factors may make the central nervous system more vulnerable to damage from viruses Gut microbes produce compounds that prime immune cells to destroy harmful…

Credit: CCDC ARL RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (July 15, 2019) - U.S. Army game-theory research using artificial intelligence may help treat cancer and other diseases, improve cybersecurity, deploy Soldiers and assets more…

Credit: © LCE/LASIG EPFL 2019 EPFL scientists have created the first world map of regions with the highest prevalence of the hepatitis E virus (HEV). They hope that their map - freely available online - will help governments and NGOs…

The seven-year grant will support refinement and manufacturing of novel vaccine candidates so that they can move into early-stage human clinical testing.Credit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The Scripps Consortium for…