virology

Health Helen Branswell

With a surge in cases of mysterious polio-like condition, CDC appeals to doctors to help crack case

Health Eric Boodman

How genetically engineered viruses — and a rotten eggplant — prolonged a teenager’s life

In the Lab Eric Boodman

Viruses act as decoys, study finds, helping bacteria evade the immune system

In the Lab Sharon Begley

Vaccines don’t work against some viruses. CRISPR might one day fix that

Politics Kate Sheridan

STAT Plus: HIV research halted after NIH freezes acquisition of fetal tissue

In the Lab Eric Boodman

How the Navy brought a once-derided scientist out of retirement — and into the virus-selling business

In the Lab Helen Branswell

New Ebola species is reported for first time in a decade

Health Eric Boodman

First phage therapy center in the U.S. signals growing acceptance

Don't Miss Rick Berke

Watch: Bill Gates the philanthropist is also Bill Gates the movie buff

Heavyweights Helen Branswell

The virus hunter: In a bygone era, C.J. Peters learned how to bend the rules

Health Helen Branswell

This year’s awful flu season may have just hit a plateau

Health Helen Branswell

If you drink untreated water — and you shouldn’t — this is what you’re drinking

Health Andrew Joseph

Not just Zika: Other mosquito-borne viruses may cause birth defects, study suggests

In the Lab Sharon Begley

STAT Plus: U.S. lifts moratorium on funding controversial, high-risk virus research

Health Eric Boodman

A patient’s legacy: Researchers work to make phage therapy less of a long shot

Health Usha Lee McFarling

Deadly West Nile virus cases are spiking in LA. The first line of defense: chickens

Health Helen Branswell

Ebola outbreak may be smaller than feared, WHO indicates