Scientists have found a new coronavirus in bats in Brazil with strong similarities to Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) ...

Researchers have discovered a virus that could enter human cells in a similar way to COVID-19. But they caution it's much ...

A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

The bat virus, referred to as HKU5-CoV-2, uses the same human receptor as SARS-CoV-2, a strain of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The newly discovered bat strain can infect cells by binding ...

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

Frequent mutations of SARS-CoV-2 have reduced the effectiveness of vaccines, highlighting the need for mutation-resistant ...

New RNA-based active agents reliably protect plants against the Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), the most common virus in ...

In a study published in the journal, Cell, Jing Chen, PhD, and colleagues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan, China, ...

is related to the MERS virus and can enter cells using a protein called the ACE2 receptor, which is found on the cells of many birds and mammals, including humans. The virus’s promiscuity means ...

Mast cells, which are abundant in the airways of asthmatic individuals, act as first responders to viral infections by ...