The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses. Said to have existed since living cells first appeared, these microscopic ...
Biologists are confronting a problem they thought they had mostly solved: what, exactly, counts as life. A wave of ...
Viruses typically aren’t considered ‘alive,’ as many core biological functions are outsourced to their potential hosts. But a newly discovered organism appears to straddle the line between virus and ...
TikTok, X, and Instagram are flooded with videos about a mysterious “2025 throat virus” that’s making everyone sick. The illness causes a host of debilitating symptoms including runny nose, congestion ...
The United States may be heading into its second severe flu season in a row, driven by a mutated strain called subclade K that’s behind early surges in the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan. Now, with ...
Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD. What is hand, foot and mouth disease, and what causes it? How is it spread? What are ...
As COVID-19 continues to evolve, a new strain is spiking case numbers worldwide. The XFG variant, also known as Stratus, has been gaining momentum after first being detected in Southeast Asia in ...
A team of researchers from Stanford University and the Arc Institute in Palo Alto, California say they’ve created viruses with AI-designed DNA that can target and kill specific bacteria. And these ...
A new study has found a significant association between Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), a highly contagious virus primarily spread through saliva, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), highlighting a ...
Efficient intercellular viral spread is critical for pathogenesis and virulence. In a study published in Science Bulletin, researchers from Peking University Health Science Center and Harbin ...
The CDC's travel warning centers on the area of Guangdong Province, China. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel warning following an outbreak of a mosquito-borne ...
The key difference between acceptance criteria and the definition of done is this: Acceptance criteria are unique to a specific user story or backlog item, while the definition of done applies ...