This giant virus has a much larger size and bigger genome than any other known virus. Analysis of this intriguing virus may shed light on basic questions of viral evolution and, perhaps ...

Most worrying, though, is the spillover from livestock to humans. So far, 58 people in the United States have tested positive ...

On Friday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would begin a nationwide testing program for the presence of the H5N1 flu virus, also known as the bird flu. Testing will focus ...

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors represent a class of ... Previous efforts to circumvent the problem of the size limitation imposed by the AAV vector have focused mainly on altering the ...

Despite their tiny size, viruses have a significant and rippling impact throughout all facets of life, including that of the deep sea. Deep-sea viruses are no doubt understudied, but some facts ...