Bits of viral genes incorporated into human DNA have been linked to cancer, ALS and schizophrenia. But many of these genes may not be harmful, and could even protect against infectious disease.

More than five years on, studies suggest the animal is the most likely culprit, but other candidates haven't been ruled out.

A new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolved from initially ...

Robert House will be involved in Season 2.” Super mutants in Fallout derive from humans exposed to the Forced Evolutionary virus. In addition to their gigantic size and physical toughness ...

Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of hours into understanding how websites and online businesses work. She's shared what she's learned on ...

A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but ... “This is not what anyone wanted to see,” said Louise Moncla, an evolutionary biologist who studies avian influenza at the ...

The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between people, however, it faces extra challenges.

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years ...

The virus, called highly pathogenic H5N9, is a type of avian influenza, otherwise known as "bird flu." This is not the same type of bird flu that's already been spreading on dairy cow and poultry ...