SARS-CoV-2 has evolved to optimize its replication fitness in the human host. This study shows that a nucleocapsid gene mutation enhances production of a truncated protein that boosts viral fitness in...

In this study, Chandrabhatla and colleagues1 analyzed the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding of RNA-based vaccine research over a 28-year time span (1997-2025).1 During this time, $1.65 bi...

Mpox (formerly monkeypox) is caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV) and has prompted two recent global health emergencies. Clade IIb MPXV, a recently recognized subclade, has been associated with oral and g...

Analyses of mpox clades currently in circulation provide clues to how the virus managed to spread worldwide in 2022 — and how it might go global again.

Analyses of mpox clades currently in circulation provide clues to how the virus managed to spread worldwide in 2022 — and how it might go global again.

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Deez disordered seminiferous tubules

Mpox (formerly monkeypox) is caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV) and has prompted two recent global health emergencies. Clade IIb MPXV, a recently recognized subclade, has been associated with oral and g...

Deez disordered seminiferous tubules

The mammary gland is a specialized organ for producing milk, which nourishes offspring and provides critical immunological factors for early development (1, 2). During pregnancy, the mammary gland und...

Viruses face a selective pressure to evade cellular antiviral responses to control the outcome of an infection. However, due to their limited genome size, viruses must adopt unique strategies to confr...

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A preliminary analysis takes a closer look at genomic data collected at the market.