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Shi Zhengli, a leading virologist, became known as “Bat Woman” for her work on coronaviruses. She has spent decades studying ...

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Scientists reveal that reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), driven by TGFβ-induced immune suppression, is a key driver ...

New findings add weight to the theory that COVID-19 originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Experts point to lax ...

That’s the potential promise of a new study on a drug made by Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi. At a scientific ...

Broad Institute scientist Alina Chan sparked controversy by suggesting COVID originated in a Chinese lab. Five years later, ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, we saw how quickly the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolved. New variants emerged with mutations ...

As we reflect on five years since the tumultuous start of the COVID pandemic (even if we just wish to forget it ever happened ...

The man’s case didn’t give rise to any widespread variant, but it gave Gupta, with his HIV evolution background, the idea ...

The virus that causes COVID-19 continues to mutate. Scientists say that's likely to continue indefinitely, and the virus will ...

Cold germs from someone’s nose or cough can live on surfaces for hours to days, depending on many factors. Learn which ...