Dr. Steven Quay is poised to become the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, according to a new report ...

In the 1990s, scientists in Australia began searching for the origins of a new disease showing up in places hundreds of kilometres apart. They discovered the origin: bats. And found a way to reduce th ...

Tragic incident begs questions about safety and ethics violations in the wider field of genetic engineering. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews ...

Scientists discovered that vesper bats have a unique immune system that may help them respond to many different viruses.

Researchers found that vesper bats use two separate sets of genes to build antibodies ‪—‬ a rare evolutionary quirk that may give them different ways to fight infection.

Tulane researchers discovered a unique bat antibody system that could reshape understanding of immunity and virus tolerance ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci said he would invoke his 5th Amendment right not to testify to avoid the possibility that Republicans might try to prosecute him for perjury.

Here’s what an infectious disease expert says about Sen. Roger Marshall’s call for a DOJ special counsel to probe Fauci’s COVID-19 response.

Scientists found that one tiny genetic change can completely alter how a coronavirus behaves in different species. Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with a closely related bat-only virus, they showed that a single ...