Scientists have made the first step towards creating new species in the lab. Researchers have used artificial intelligence to ...

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before.

A new coronavirus has been found in Brazil that shares key features with the one that sparked the global Covid pandemic. Scientists in the US and Japan detected the strain after capturing bats living ...

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Scientists have used AI to design bacteriophages, or viruses that infect only bacteria. Does the prospect of designing viruses with AI pose threats to biosecurity? When you purchase through links on ...