In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

The herpesvirus can manipulate our DNA with far more precision than previously thought. The virus condenses and changes the shape of our genetic material to hijack the host genes needed for ...

As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility ...

Ebola virus VP35 contains a C-terminal cluster of basic amino acids required for double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) binding and inhibition of interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3). VP35 also blocks protein ...

By Gift BritonScientists are developing a single vaccine to protect against three deadly viruses that regularly strike Africa: Ebola Zaire, Sudan Ebola virus, and Marburg virus.These viruses cause ...

Ebola virus disease (EVD) is defined as a disease only caused by EBOV . Since the discovery of filovirus in 1976, 32 ebolavirus outbreaks (excluding at least five laboratory-acquired infections) have ...

Respiratory viruses, such as influenza A virus and SARS-CoV-2, continue to pose significant global health challenges. Current antivirals, which are often specific to a single virus, face limitations ...

Mosquitos in McHenry and DuPage counties have tested positive for West Nile virus, public health officials announced. A mosquito pool collected from Lake in the Hills on June 2 tested positive for ...

Final results from a long-running U.S.-based experiment announced Tuesday show a tiny particle continues to act strangely — but that’s still good news for the laws of physics as we know them.