I research virus outbreaks around the world. Here’s what I’ll be keeping an eye on in 2026 that could cause infections in unexpected places or cases.

An artificial virus capable of attacking superbug infections resistant to antibiotics has been bioengineered by researchers at University College London (UCL), National Physical Laboratory (NPL), ...

Virologists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China in 2017. Correspondent A new study claims that AI models like ChatGPT and Claude now outperform PhD-level virologists in problem-solving ...

Could a virus treatment designed by Boston researchers be the key to treating the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma? Brigham and Women’s Hospital scientists report that they have created a ...

Starting with tiny molecular building blocks, researchers in Rockville have made a functioning virus in record time and with unprecedented precision, a significant step toward the goal of being able ...

Scientists have developed what they call a “virus cocktail” to fight superbugs in a major advance for infectious disease treatment. Researchers from Monash University and The Alfred, in Melbourne, ...

Robert Redfield, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said during a Saturday appearance on Fox & Friends Weekend that "it's possible" the United States' ...

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Ever since viruses came to light in the late 1800s, scientists have set them apart from the rest of life. Viruses were far smaller than ...