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AdvertisementRising Paralyzed Children Worry US Authorities
A mysterious polio-like illness is spreading across the United States, leaving hundreds of children paralyzed. The cause of the disease, known as acute flaccid myelitis
Artificial Smallpox Virus Threatens Millions
Scientists are warning that artificially created viruses could potentially kill millions of people in the future. Researchers are calling for a halt to further research
HIV hiding in human body found
A recent article published in the scientific journal Nature by a team of French scientists has given new hope to doctors and HIV-infected patients. The
Reviving a 700-year-old virus
A virus that has been trapped in ice for over 700 years has been discovered by scientists from the Department of Plant Pathology at the
Algae virus lowers human intelligence
A virus that can impair cognitive functions in the human brain has been discovered by a team of scientists from the John Hopkins Medical School
Mystery of Unknown Viruses’ DNA
French researchers have discovered a new giant virus that surpasses all previously known giant viruses. However, the researchers are puzzled because the genes of the