A severe bout of COVID-19 can wake up an army of dormant viruses hiding inside the body. That’s according to a study of more than 1,000 people hospitalized with the disease that is published today in ...

Maize (Zea mays L.) is a cornerstone of global food security, providing food, feed, and income for billions of people worldwide. However, viral diseases ...

As parasites become increasingly resistant to existing drugs, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, are ...

The mummies of two people who lived in Chile more than 400 years ago carry DNA from smallpox, providing the first molecular ...

A highly contagious herpes virus causes Marek's disease, a deadly illness that mainly infects chickens. While it does not ...

More than 400 years ago, two people living in modern day Chile died while infected with the smallpox virus. Viral DNA found in their mummified remains has now yielded genetic evidence of when the ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

Every time a virus invades a person, it collides with thousands of years of human history. A study led by researchers at the ...