Biochemists at Caltech have identified how viruses have converged on a method for killing bacteria. The researchers have homed in on an underexplored small transporter called MurJ that is a vital part ...

Viruses and other forms of malware are designed to spread when we perform our daily routines such as clicking on web links, browsing pages or downloading files. Students are susceptible to these risks ...

Drugs made of mRNA have the potential to transform medicine—if only they could get into cells in one piece. Now, University of Connecticut researchers have shown that packaging mRNA like a virus could ...

Ransomware was the largest threat to U.S. critical infrastructure in 2024, with complaints rising 9% from 2023.

Viruses have spent billions of years perfecting the art of invading cells, hijacking their machinery and spreading with ruthless efficiency. Now researchers are turning that evolutionary expertise ...

This interaction shows what happens when scammers target the wrong person. While following his script, the scammer failed to notice his system being compromised. Once the virus took effect, everything ...

Scientists have now used artificial intelligence, computer systems that learn patterns from data, to write complete viral genomes from scratch in the lab. In parallel, a Microsoft-led study showed ...

A traveler passing through Newark Liberty International Airport tested positive for measles – one of the world’s most infectious diseases – earlier this month, officials said. The patient zero ...

The digital world is always changing, and so are the ways people try to break into it. It feels like every year, there’s some new kind of computer virus new threat popping up. 2025 is shaping up to be ...

Ed Hutchinson receives funding from UKRI and the Wellcome Trust. He has unpaid positions on the board of the European Scientific Working group on Influenza, on Virus Division of the Microbiology ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel advisory concerning the rapid spread of the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness, in four countries.

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