For much of modern biology, scientists argued that viruses are not alive, pointing to a basic limitation: they cannot make ...

A Rowan University team led by Chun Wu, Ph.D., received the Zuckerkandl Prize for the year’s best paper published in the ...

High-throughput neutralisation tests could lead to a better understanding of the evolution of human influenza.

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced recommendations for the viral composition of influenza (or "flu") ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ...

In 1990, I finished my PhD on primate evolution and went to my postdoc in Davis, California, USA. It was meant to be on fruit ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Biochemists at Caltech have identified how viruses have converged on a method for killing bacteria. The researchers have ...