Keratinocytes can be productively infected by rabies virus, amplify viral load, and transmit virions to nearby nerve endings, ...

With antimicrobial resistance becoming a silent pandemic, researchers are gradually shifting their focus from formulating new antibiotics to exploring the potential of naturally occurring viruses in ...

Newly published interdisciplinary research led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and University of Maryland shows that viral infection of blue-green algae in the ocean stimulates productivity ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus that causes the illness - SARS-CoV-2 - has had innumerable opportunities to mutate and change, and the virus has certainly taken advantage of those ...

Viruses, often seen only as disease-causing agents, may hold surprising potential as natural allies in the fight against climate change. A new study published in Nitrogen Cycling reveals that soil ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus. It usually transmits from animals to humans, though it can also spread between people or through contact with food containing the virus. Currently, human cases of ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals — including humans — more easily, ...