How can a virus with only five proteins dominate a human cell that contains thousands? This question has long puzzled ...

Here’s what anthropophagy in Pluribus Episode 6, ‘HDP’, and why a dark theory has terrifying consequences for Carol.

For the first time since HIV was identified, early human trials are starting to show what long‑imagined “drug‑free control” of the virus might look like in practice. Instead of chasing a total ...

Despite the importance of GoF modifications, they have sometimes faced misplaced concerns or opposition that could lead to their being overregulated or even banned.

This post contains spoilers for Vince Gilligan’s new Apple TV series Pluribus. If it would make you unhappy to read them before seeing the first two episodes, keep this tab open until you watch them.

This fall, multiple states including Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Wisconsin have reported outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease, a contagious virus that commonly infects children under 5 but ...

One of the largest studies ever conducted on the link between the shingles vaccine and brain health offers insight into how the disease increases dementia risk. People who experienced multiple ...

West Nile Virus is the most common mosquito-borne illness in the continental U.S., spreading from infected birds to humans through mosquito bites. While most infected people show no symptoms, about ...

After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the country since February—the virus is back. The currently circulating bird ...

Chikungunya virus is transmitted by infected mosquitos and mostly causes mild symptoms, though it can cause debilitating joint pain that persists for months or even years in rare cases. A person ...

Another international break is in the history books and that can mean only one thing: more injuries for Barcelona. La Blaugrana have once again succumbed to the ‘FIFA Virus’, a term coined to describe ...

A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is more often seen in South America and hasn't been transmitted on the U.S. mainland in ...