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The viruses had their DNA written by an AI model and are already wreaking havoc on bacteria in the real world.
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By Frank Landymore

A pair of new scientific papers flagged by Ars Technica has revealed what COVID-19 vaccinations actually do to children and teens.
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By Victor Tangermann

Upon learning she had a breast cancer tumor, a Croatian virologist decided to grow her own viruses to fight the disease — and it worked.
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By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists found more than 600 distinct viruses after swabbing toothbrushes and shower heads — but apparently, they're the good kind.
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By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have found remnants of more than 1,700 viruses, most of which had never been seen before, from an ancient Tibetan glacier.
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By Noor Al-Sibai

Anthony Fauci, who became synonymous with the American government's response to the COVID pandemic, was struck with the rare West Nile virus.
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By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists seem to be close to creating a "one-and-done" vaccine that can protect against any strain of a virus with just one shot.
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By Noor Al-Sibai

Ocean water and Arctic ice may contain viruses that can help trap pollution — and scientists are figuring out ways to enhance them.
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By Noor Al-Sibai

An 11-year-old boy with congenital deafness can now hear sounds after he received groundbreaking gene therapy.
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By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists calculated that almost one out of three men on Earth carries at least one variation of the human papillomavirus (HPV).
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By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists have decided to resurrect ancient "zombie" viruses found in permafrost in an effort to head off one of climate change's freakiest eventualities.
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By Noor Al-Sibai

Which is worse: crapping yourself in a sensory deprivation tank, or being fined multiple thousands of dollars for doing so?
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By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers at Boston University have staunchly denied that they developed a hyper-deadly COVID-19 strain in their labs using gain of function research.
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By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists say they've figured out at least part of North America's invasive, imported fire ant problem by turning a virus that kills them into a weapon.
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By Lonnie Lee Hood

A team of researchers in Kyoto, Japan have created a mask that glows under a UV light when exposed to the coronavirus.
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By Tony Ho Tran

A team of scientists believe that there are people out there who are genetically immune to COVID-19, and they want to study them for treatments.
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By Tony Ho Tran