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In 2012, University of Melbourne immunologist Damian Purcell read a study that, he said, “blew my socks off.” Published by…

Scientists solved the crystal structure of gastroenteritis-causing human astrovirus and its receptor on human cells, paving the way for designing…

Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty Images Flu could one day be detected through the tastebuds, following the development of a test…

Nature, Published online: 24 September 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02593-9Tick-borne encephalitis virus can infect the nervous system and cause life-threatening illness. Finding the…

Support for this article was provided by the Pulitzer Center.Last month, a parade of vehicles wound its way through three…

Scientists, veterinarians, and zookeepers joined forces to protect elephants from a lethal viral disease. Shown here is Tess, a 40-year-old…