Starting with tiny molecular building blocks, researchers in Rockville have made a functioning virus in record time and with unprecedented precision, a significant step toward the goal of being able ...

Scientists have made the first step towards creating new species in the lab. Researchers have used artificial intelligence to ...

Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in 2019, the virus has accrued a variety of mutations to infect its human hosts more effectively. Certain antiviral treatments work by increasing the rate of these ...

An artificial virus capable of attacking superbug infections resistant to antibiotics has been bioengineered by researchers at University College London (UCL), National Physical Laboratory (NPL), ...

The young scientist, normally calm and measured, seemed on edge when he stopped by his boss's office. "You are not going to believe this one," he told Ron Fouchier, a virologist at the Erasmus Medical ...

The families of four people who died from COVID-19 are suing the Manhattan-based nonprofit that funded coronavirus research in China for “creating” the bug — and “releasing it, either intentionally or ...

Could a virus treatment designed by Boston researchers be the key to treating the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma? Brigham and Women’s Hospital scientists report that they have created a ...