Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

The Bundibugyo virus only emerged twice before. Now, scientists see a chance to get to know it better

Past outbreaks spawned clever strategies for testing antivirals and antibodies, but researchers will still face major challenges on the ground

🚨 #EbolaRDC | Rapport de situation au 22 mai 2026 L’épidémie d’Ebola continue de faire l’objet d’un suivi renforcé par les autorités sanitaires dans les provinces touchées. 📍 3 provinces concernées : Ituri, Nord-Kivu et Sud-Kivu 📊 83 cas confirmés et 746 cas suspects cumulés https://t.co/fbii8Kq36O

Jeffery Taubenberger, the acting head of the NIAID, the NIH’s infectious disease institute, is reported to have stepped down.

“As another Ebola outbreak unfolds, we cannot repeat the mistakes of the past,” writes Krutika Kuppalli.

Author Summary In this report we describe a newly discovered ebolavirus species which caused a large hemorrhagic fever outbreak in western Uganda. The virus is genetically distinct, differing by more ...

A number of Americans who are in the Congo are believed to have had exposure to suspected cases in the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, sources have told STAT.

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

David Miliband urges the international community to fund high-impact, low-cost immunization efforts in conflict zones.

Fixing it will require much more than the new farm bill can deliver

La Jolla, California—April 29, 2026—The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announced that J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., the Institute’s founder, board...

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Researchers still aren’t sure how H5N1 influenza spreads between cows and from farm to farm

The Covid-19 pandemic's early death toll was much higher than the official U.S. count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in the uncounted deaths.

Stanley Plotkin, the 93-year-old "godfather of vaccines," is watching his field’s achievements slip away.

As vaccination rates decline, the economic consequences will increase, research suggests.

Join us at Johns Hopkins for a hands-on forum on tackling H5N1 flu outbreaks and response strategies!

Researchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started.

Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death.

Former opposition leader’s death while in Arctic jail at age of 47 result of mixture of diseases, according to Moscow The Foreign Office has blamed the Russian state for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which it said was the result of poisoning from a dart containing frog toxin. The frog poison – called epibatidine – is said to have been used when Navalny, 47, died suddenly on 16 February 2024. Continue reading...

Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.

npj Vaccines - The TAK-003 story: key decisions that shaped development of a tetravalent dengue vaccine

In the U.S., life sciences companies and healthcare providers are increasingly willing to challenge the determinations of federal regulators

Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines

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