RNA virus catalog ranks 239 pathogens by pandemic potential, helping scientists prioritize vaccine development before the next outbreak forces the issue.

Lab-grown life has taken a dramatic leap forward after scientists used artificial intelligence to create a virus that has never existed in nature. The virus, named Evo–Φ2147, was built entirely from ...

An international research team led by a Korean scientist has succeeded in designing large-scale protein structures that faithfully replicate the self-assembly principles found in naturally occurring ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to reveal details of a diverse and fundamental branch of life living right under our feet and in every corner of the globe. A total of 161,979 new species of ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has infected birds and mammals around the world. As of June 2025, 70 people have been infected, and 1 person has died in the United States. A new analysis suggests that ...

Effective vaccines dramatically changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing illness, reducing disease severity, and saving millions of lives. However, five years later, SARS-CoV-2 is still ...

Known by acronyms that need no explanation, viruses like COVID, SARS and Ebola conjure images of medics in protective suits ...

Avian flu wiped out tens of millions of egg-laying chickens in 2025, sending prices soaring. A UC Riverside scientist has ...