So when the open-source foundation model DeepSeek-R1 suddenly outperformed many global peers, it struck a nerve. This launch ...

A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.

Rapid diagnostic technologies have played a pivotal role in enabling swift and accurate identification of pathogens, providing a significant boost to the global healthcare sector in recent years.

The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching ...

Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

A 25-year-old local scientist captured rare footage showing how one of the world’s deadliest viruses could jump from bats to ...

The WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a panel of 27 independent, international, ...

Scientists remain divided on the origins of the COVID-19 virus, with limited data and no consensus reached after years of ...

All hypotheses on how the COVID-19 pandemic began remain open, the World Health Organization said Friday, following an ...

All hypotheses on how the Covid-19 pandemic began remain open, the World Health Organization said, following an inconclusive ...

The findings show that phages act as global shuttles for genes that enhance bacterial virulence, including fliC, iacP, mgtB and misL. These genes are involved in bacterial motility, colonization ...

Mutations can also help viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 spread in many other ways. Some could make sick people contagious for longer periods of time, for example.