DNA found in museum pieces could provide a unique opportunity to study the history and spread of infectious diseases, ...

The characteristics of influenza virus B strains are slightly different from those of influenza A strains. It was generally believed, a few decades ago, that diseases arising from influenza B ...

As humans alter the planet’s climate, scientists turn to Earth’s past to understand future changes. Glaciers, vast ice ...

National Museum of American History In April 1957, a new strain of a lethal respiratory virus emerged in East Asia, caught local health authorities by surprise and eventually killed masses of ...

The influenza virus mutates rapidly ... lasted just 15 months but was the deadliest disease outbreak in human history, killing between 50 million and 100 million people worldwide, according ...

Cole Maguire, a neuroscience graduate student in Melamed’s group, first screened the SARS-CoV-2 virus for molecular mimicry. “Once we had it working, we're like, ‘Well, what if we just run it for ...

The history of influenza vaccine and the associated technology shows how the vaccine has evolved to match the evolution of influenza viruses. Box 1. Current nomenclature for influenza viruses (WHO ...