Scientists warn that Disease X, which represents an unknown pathogen, could trigger the next global pandemic. Experts say it would likely be a highly contagious virus, possibly spreading through ...

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive explain how tiny germs that are too small to see can spread through the air and shut down the human body.

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Flu season might be winding down — but don’t stash the tissues just yet. A little-known respiratory virus with no vaccine or ...

In a new study published in Nature, University of Minnesota researchers found that the Marburg virus, one of the world’s deadliest pathogens with an average 73% fatality rate, is unusually efficient ...

In a new study published in Nature, University of Minnesota researchers found that the Marburg virus, one of the world's deadliest pathogens with an average 73% fatality rate, is unusually efficient ...

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands — Eyes at the public gallery of the International Criminal Court (ICC) immediately turned to ...

A new method for safely inserting large chunks of DNA into genomes has now measured up in mice, potentially paving the way ...

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Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has recently become a headline virus, particularly as cases have drawn attention in parts of the ...

In December, USDA officials alerted travelers to and from U.S. territories including the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico that ...