Mammalian cells are tricky evolution hosts. They grow slowly, contain large genomes, and regulate protein behavior through ...

An avian influenza pandemic remains within the realm of possibility. To reduce the risk, we need to engage in a One Health ...

A new approach to analysis traced the viral DNA across evolution to identify its positions in our genome and understand its ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

Modeling viral evolution: A novel SIRSVIDE framework with application to SARS-CoV-2 dynamics Peer-Reviewed Publication Tsinghua University Press ...

Virus evolution is a game of chance, and less about grand design. In some cases, viruses evolve to become more virulent.

Researchers have shed new light on how viral evolution, population immunity, and the co-circulation of other flu viruses shape seasonal flu epidemics. The research, published today as a Reviewed ...

Perspectives > Second Opinions What's Driving Avian Influenza Virus Evolution? Human Food Systems — What we do next really matters by Robyn Alders, PhD, and Dirk Pfeiffer, Dr.med.vet, PhD June ...

Mutation accessibility fuels influenza evolution Date: July 29, 2023 Source: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Summary: Scientists showed that fixed mutations within a viral population most ...

One evolutionary trade-off that viruses must consider is the concept of viral load. An illustration of coronavirus. The virus may have developed in response to human behavior. Kyoko Kojima ...

Omicron’s gift for spreading fast was the result of dozens of mutations. They altered the virus’s surface, so that antibodies produced by vaccines or previous infections could not stick ...