But watching how the flu virus sneaks into cells has been difficult because standard microscopes can't capture these fast, tiny steps clearly. In a breakthrough study, scientists from Switzerland and ...

Scientists have discovered a shocking new way viruses can spread — and it’s faster and deadlier than ever. Meet “Migrions,” a ...

Researchers have captured the first real-time footage of viruses on the move, right before they hijack a cell. When Courtney "CJ" Johnson pulls up footage from her Ph.D. dissertation, it's like she's ...

Scientists are reporting an advance in smartphone-based imaging that could help physicians in far-flung and resource-limited locations monitor how well treatments for infections are working by ...

Go inside the new Alberta Cryo-EM Facility and see the microscope that reveals the tiniest details of life. Researchers can ...

a Sketch of the PRISM system, where an all-dielectric photonic crystal (PC) is used as the sample substrate and illuminated by a collimated 633u2009nm HeNe laser beam. Inset: normal-incident ...

The death toll and economic damage associated with flu highlight its role as one of the most harmful viruses in history.

Current calibration methods rely on artificially constructed DNA structures or specific cellular features, each with significant drawbacks. DNA-based rulers require complex chemical synthesis and only ...

A new video shows a virus on an erratic search for an entryway into an intestinal cell. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and ...

Old Giant Pandoravirus yedoma holds the record as the oldest virus ever revived from permafrost, having remained frozen for 48,500 years before scientists successfully brought it back to life in ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- When Courtney “CJ” Johnson pulls up footage from her Ph.D. dissertation, it’s like she’s watching an attempted break-in on a home security camera. The intruder cases its target without ...