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A new year might mean new viral threats. Influenza A is a perennial threat. The virus infects a wide range of animals and has ...

A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet ...

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Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.

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Ancient DNA reveals that childhood viruses lived with humans for thousands of years, reshaping how we understand human and ...

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