A new study of genetic samples from the Huanan Market in Wuhan, China, could point to an animal origin of COVID-19, but controversial figures support it.

With genetic samples from the infamous Wuhan market, a new study makes the case that raccoon dogs are likely the animal that ...

Genetic evidence from a new report suggests the coronavirus pandemic most likely spilled over from animals in the Wuhan ...

Genetic testing on samples collected during the earliest days of the covid-19 outbreak suggests it is likely that the virus ...

The convergence of genetic engineering and artificial intelligence brings both the potential to revolutionize medicine and ...

Vital data that sheds light on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic have been published after peer review in one of the world ...

Viruses are master parasites that have adapted to infect many host species. Some viruses even use multiple hosts to spread ...

It involved analysing millions of short fragments of genetic code – both DNA and RNA – to establish what animals and viruses ...

Mysterious US bird flu case in person without any known contact with an infected animal raises spectre of human-to-human ...

Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to ...

Avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, which spread to cattle and infected 14 people this year, was detected using virome sequencing in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities.

Researchers in Texas detected H5N1 in wastewater from 10 cities, but the risk to humans is currently low. Ongoing ...