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

Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an illness that is caused by influenza viruses. It is highly contagious and can be passed between people via droplets when they cough, sneeze, or talk.

Spillover events involve a virus overcoming several barriers to become feasible in another species. Most spillover events follow the same process. The virus should not be too effective in its primary ...

A team of researchers from Empa, ETH Zurich and Zurich University Hospital has succeeded in developing a novel sensor for detecting the new coronavirus. In future, it could be used to measure the ...