We’ll understand if you’re puzzled by the eerie image below. It’s a tiny piece of the Lassa virus, which can double a person over in pain, make their head swell and, in some cases, quickly result in ...

UCLA researchers report in the April 30 edition of the journal Cell that they have imaged a virus structure at a resolution high enough to effectively "see" atoms, the first published instance of ...

Viruses are tiny infectious agents that dominate much of the microscopic world. They’re incredibly abundant. There are more viruses in a single drop of seawater than there are people living in New ...

Researchers have captured the first real-time footage of viruses on the move, right before they hijack a cell. When Courtney "CJ" Johnson pulls up footage from her Ph.D. dissertation, it's like she's ...

Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team has developed a method that can be used to study the interaction of viruses with host cells in unprecedented ...