Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, ...

DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease ...

Parkinson's disease occurs when brain cells that produce an important hormone called dopamine begin to die off or become ...

Researchers from the University of Sydney have developed a system that mimics natural selection inside living mammalian cells ...

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have discovered that a virus that has flown under the radar for years might be a potential contributor to the neurodegenerative disorder.

In the ongoing fight against HIV, scientists have taken a new step toward long-term control of the virus. Researchers have ...

"These viruses are so closely related to MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said virologist Michael Letko.

Most of the time when a virus mutates, the resulting variants are benign or even weakened versions of the pathogen. But the coronavirus is spreading practically uncontrolled all over the world ...

As the virus infects more humans, especially if those cases are not closely surveilled, it creates more opportunities for the virus to mutate and mix with other viruses that are already good at ...

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