Learn how flu activity is rising earlier than expected in states like California and Washington and why a mutated influenza ...

Researchers compared SARS-CoV-2 with the related bat coronavirus RaTG13 and studied how viral proteins interacted with immune proteins in bat and human lung cells. A protein called OrfB9 emerged as ...

Hopefully, you have already received your seasonal flu vaccine this year. These shots are highly effective at preventing illness, ultimately lowering the spread of the virus throughout the population.

In simple terms: a mutation is a stable change in genetic sequence that can be copied when cells or viruses replicate. Most mutations have no detectable effect, some contribute to disease, and a small ...