Sporadic human infections with avian influenza A viruses have caused a wide spectrum of illness. As these novel influenza A viruses pose pandemic potential, timely detection and characterization of ...

At a time when not much is known about the scope of hantavirus, we spoke to infection specialists who try and explain the ...

Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team has developed a method that can be used to study the interaction of viruses with host cells in unprecedented ...

The Human Virome Program will analyze samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health. By Carl Zimmer The viruses we know best are the ones that make us sick ...

There is much debate about how to best identify and remove bovine viral diarrhea “persistently infected” calves.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Ever since viruses came to light in the late 1800s, scientists have set them apart from the rest of life. Viruses were far smaller than ...

Experiments 1 through 3 were performed with the PCR thermocycler lid closed and at a default setting of 105°C. Experiments 4 and 5 were performed with the PCR thermocycler lid open and a metal cover ...