virus
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The ongoing outbreak centred on DR Congo is fueled by the Bundibugyo variant of the virus.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
And mosquitoes spread disease, including West Nile virus — of which Los Angeles County is seeing the highest number of cases in more than a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
They used a substance that mimics the immune system's reaction to a viral infection without actually introducing a virus.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
He pointed to the Stuxnet virus in 2010, which caused a series of failures in Iran's centrifuge fleet used for uranium enrichment, as a past example.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
He told Farmer he felt ashamed for having contracted the virus.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Rapidly advancing AI systems can now compose prose, program code, solve complex mathematical problems, persuade, and discover novel viruses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Over time, bacteria have evolved a variety of defenses to prevent these viruses from spreading.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
The surprising mechanism allows bacteria to activate a deadly self-destruct process when viruses attack, potentially offering new ideas for developing medical treatments and gene-editing technologies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Flu vaccines from companies like Sanofi, GSK and CSL Seqirus are produced by growing flu viruses in eggs—a process that has been used for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Chances are the thread viruses can survive for some time—if the surface is free of sunlight, which would break apart the virus’s genetic material.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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