UC Riverside experts share their thoughts on the new COVID-19 variant. The heavily mutated variant…
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Virology is the study of viruses, microscopic infectious agents that invade living cells to replicate. This field explores viral structure, classification, genetics, and the complex interactions between viruses and their hosts. Virologists investigate how viruses cause disease, evolve, and spread, as well as how the immune system responds to viral infections. Research in virology is central to developing vaccines, antiviral therapies, and public health strategies against outbreaks such as influenza, HIV, and emerging threats like SARS-CoV-2 and H5N1. This page presents the latest research and discoveries in the dynamic field of virology.
COVID-19 vaccination provides a foundation of protection that’s enhanced by breakthrough infection; ‘the key is…
Sensor Based on Quantum Physics Could Detect SARS-CoV-2 Virus Mathematical simulations show the new approach…
Experts warn that novel coronaviruses will continue to emerge from bats and other animal reservoirs,…
Zoonotic spillovers, driven by deforestation, wildlife trade, and human-animal contact, threaten global health. One Health…
Viruses mutate each time they replicate, and for RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2, mutations are especially…
COVID-19 mutates quickly in pets—especially cats—sometimes mimicking human variants, though no cat-to-human transmission is known.…
False positive reactivity in earliest RT-PCR tests due to contamination and design errors. The earliest…
Now that kids ages 5 to 11 are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination and the number…
An international team have mapped how the HTLV-1 virus causes a rare leukemia in some…
A research team at Aarhus University has developed a new molecule that attaches to the…
Vaccines and previous infection could offer some “stronger than basic” protection to Omicron, early study…
A single Delta subvariant drove Russia’s epidemic by chance, showing how early imports can define…
If the omicron variant of the coronavirus is different enough from the original variant, it’s…
Protein region on COVID’s viral spike senses temperature, drives seasonal mutation patterns. Not to pile…
Intranasal vaccines elicit local IgA antibodies, protecting against diverse respiratory viruses more effectively than injections.…
Center for Translational Antiviral Research Reports Novel Drug Class with Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 The COVID-19…
A new variant named omicron (B.1.1.529) was reported by researchers in South Africa on November…