Coronaviruses of the merbecovirus family have been thought to enter cells by using the host cell receptor DPP4. This study identifies a merbecovirus from Pipistrellus bats that is capable of entering ...

A new study suggests that the NOVA1 gene may have been a key player in the evolution of human language.

The family of coronaviruses known as merbecoviruses has generally been thought to use the host cell protein DPP4 for entry, but this study shows that the merbecovirus HKU5 can enter host cells of the ...

The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

Much of the reporting on concerns around HMPV virus happens only because the combination of the words ‘China’ and ‘virus’ attracts inordinate attention, says Gautam Menon professor at Ashoka...

He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.

Data for warmest year sparks fears climate change is accelerating faster than expected

Research on so-called mirror cells, which defy fundamental properties of living organisms, should be prohibited as too dangerous, biologists said.

The current “consensus” order in which amino acids were added to the genetic code is based on potentially biased criteria, such as the absence of s...

The rate of global malaria deaths last year dropped to the lowest level since before the Covid-19 pandemic but total cases numbers continue to rise, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesd...

Democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry said on Tuesday that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the country's Panzi health zone is a severe form of malaria.

Ukraine needs to get younger people into the military to succeed in the war being waged against it by Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in older adults and young children—vaccinations are an effective way to reduce illness

The former German chancellor, who quit politics three years ago, speaks to the BBC in a rare interview.

Assessing the influence of common mutations on rare disease risk.

Vehicles are the largest source of air pollution in the city, studies have consistently shown.

@outbreakupdates: The 1918 flu wiped out 90% of adults in Brevig Mission, Alaska. 🧵 It carried a key mutation: PB2 E627K. Now, H5N1 is showing signs of similar adaptation. The strain detected in a Can...

Improving indoor air quality starts with managing exposure to PM2.5, the primary pollutant of concern which is linked to respiratory diseases, cardiovascular conditions, and neurological disorders.

Stable epigenetic changes indicate the existence of an obesogenic memory in mouse adipocytes that primes cells for pathological responses in an obesogenic environment and potentially contributes to th...

Long-lasting changes to the cells’ epigenome are linked to a decline in their function.

IISc scientists have found a way to dismantle the protective biofilms of disease-causing bacteria using an enzyme from cows, offering new hope against antibiotic resistance. Their research, focusing o...

Reverse development, or the ability to rejuvenate by morphological reorganization into the preceding life cycle stage is thought to be restricted t...

A researcher made the discovery when a larva comb jelly mysteriously "replaced" an adult comb jelly in his laboratory.