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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.

Scientists Printed Viruses Designed by AI and They’re Successfully Reproducing

By Frank Landymore

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

Scientist Injects Her Own Cancerous Tumor With Viruses She Grew in Lab

By Noor Al-Sibai

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

Scientists Took Swabs of Toothbrushes and Were Shocked by the Hundreds of Viruses They Found

By Noor Al-Sibai

For the second time in just over two years, the WHO has declared an outbreak of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, a global emergency.

The World Health Organization Just Declared a New Global Emergency

By Noor Al-Sibai

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.

New Vaccine Could Protect Against Any Strain of a Virus With One Shot

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.

Scientists Propose Hacking Viruses to Fight Climate Change

By Noor Al-Sibai

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

We’re Totally OK With This 48,500 Year Old “Zombie” Virus Being Resurrected

By Noor Al-Sibai

In her new book "The Genesis Machine," futurist Amy Webb warns that terrorists could create viruses in a lab and use them for nefarious purposes.

Scientists Warn That Terrorists Could Release a Horrifying Virus

By Victor Tangermann

Astrobiologist Paul Davies warns that any alien world capable of supporting extraterrestrial life would probably be teeming with viruses as well.

Scientist Warns About Alien Viruses From Other Planets

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists just announced the discovery of two organisms that eats viruses — the first credible finding of that type of creature.

Scientists Discover Organisms That Eat Viruses

By Jon Christian

The South China Morning Post is now reporting that China may have identified "patient zero" — the first human, in other words, to catch the virus.

China May Have Identified Patient Zero in the Coronavirus Outbreak

By Jon Christian

Researchers have discovered a way to use the powerful gene-editing system CRISPR-Cas13 in the fight against RNA-based viruses.

Researchers Turn CRISPR Into a Virus-Killing Machine

By Kristin Houser

Watch the First Video of a Virus Growing in Real-Time

Watch the First Video of a Virus Growing in Real-Time

By Victor Tangermann

AI Helps Scientists Discover New Viruses — Here’s Why That Matters

AI Helps Scientists Discover New Viruses — Here’s Why That Matters

By Lou Del Bello

We Just Created an Artificial Code That Governs Viruses

We Just Created an Artificial Code That Governs Viruses

Math Can Help Us Treat Diseases and Develop Better Vaccines

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Math Can Help Us Treat Diseases and Develop Better Vaccines

By Christianna Reedy