The viruses had their DNA written by an AI model and are already wreaking havoc on bacteria in the real world.

Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells (capsids) ...

After scientists showed that AI can design a working virus, it's time to address the obvious: what if it's also used to make ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continues to affect infants and older and immunocompromised people around the world. These ...

Stanford researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) that can design functional biological viruses, sparking fears about potential misuse for bioweapon creation.

The unusual cases of pneumonia began to appear in midwinter, in China. The cause, researchers would later learn, was a coronavirus new to science. By March, the infection began to spread to other ...

Proteins and genetic material from H5N1 influenza viruses have been found in pasteurized milk in the United States, but a ...

Tal Feldman is a student at Yale Law School who formerly built AI and data tools for U.S. government agencies. Jonathan ...

Bats can carry some deadly human pathogens without signs of illness. A new survey shows that other viruses can still be bad for bats.

Smoking, being exposed to toxic chemicals or radiation, and carrying mutations in certain genes are some of the best-known risk factors for cancer. But another cause of cancer isn't discussed as often ...

West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne illness in the continental United States. As of Sept. 23, over 1,100 ...

Kennedy, with no training in medicine and accustomed to peddling junk science, is rapidly dismantling America’s vaunted ...