Most of the time when a virus mutates, the resulting variants are benign or even weakened versions of the pathogen. But the ...

The scientists have two different scenarios as to how the virus mutated to attack human hosts, and both involve acquiring a precursor of the novel coronavirus virus from animals. Visit BGR’s ...

The virus often mutates by simply deleting small pieces of its genetic code. The mutations "disguise" the virus from ...

As worries grow about the potential for a bird flu pandemic, leading virologists warn there's a rising threat from H5N1 and ...

Because H5N1 affects both birds and now mammals, it has the potential to become more lethal as it mutates. The virus’s ...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked ...

This bird flu in dairy cows represents a case study in what scientists fear most about pandemic potential – a dangerous virus ...

The influenza virus manipulates the body's gene regulation system to accelerate its own spread, according to researchers at ...

A recent study has revealed that a single genetic change in a strain of the highly pathogenic H5 influenza virus could ...

The H5N1 avian flu virus is spreading fast through dairy farms in the United States, infecting over 1,000 herds and resulting ...

The researchers found that a single mutation in the virus's spike protein was enough to prevent it from attaching to human and horse cells. The mutation, however, still allowed the virus to enter ...