Researchers have found surprising links that show that Neanderthal ancestry influences our immune system today in ways more nuanced than previously recognized. Their work is published in the journal ...

Researchers find surprising links which show that Neandertal ancestry influences our immune system today in ways more nuanced than previously recognised. Viruses account for an estimated 10-20% of the ...

Scientists are increasingly interested in harnessing phages as alternatives to antibiotics and as tools for engineering microbiomes, but traditional techniques for understanding which bacteria a phage ...

A new global dataset of 239 human-infective RNA viruses shows how animal hosts, vector transmission, surveillance gaps, and viral traits shape the path from spillover to epidemic threat. Study: A ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, have uncovered a crucial trick used by enteroviruses—the group behind diseases like polio, myocarditis, encephalitis, and even the common ...