A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...

A recent study has revealed that a single genetic change in a strain of the highly pathogenic H5 influenza virus could ...

The researchers found that a single mutation in the virus's spike protein was enough to prevent it from attaching to human and horse cells. The mutation, however, still allowed the virus to enter ...

Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...

A new study led by scientists at the University of Oxford has revealed something surprising: a common virus carried by more ...

H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...

A team of researchers has identified a mutation in the KEAP1 gene in horses ... similar to a mechanism previously observed only in viruses. Horses thus rewrite genetic rules to optimize their ...

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Sugar coatings aren't only for candies; they also help viruses, like the ones that cause COVID-19, hide from their hosts' immune system.

Banning mRNA technology in response to the many missteps of public health officials during the pandemic is a textbook example ...