A new study shows that the effectiveness of current vaccines against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus ...

New research shows RNA is preserved for longer than scientists had realized. This is the oldest RNA ever profiled.

Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a woolly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in ...

Scientists successfully sequence the RNA from woolly mammoths found in Siberia that lived up between 10,000 thousand and ...

RNA from an exceptionally well preserved woolly mammoth gives us a window on gene activity in an animal that died nearly ...

Researchers discovered how rabies virus exerts massive control over host cells with very few genes. A key viral protein ...

A skunk in Anderson County, South Carolina, tested positive for rabies, exposing two dogs. This marks the 83rd case of a rabid animal in the state this year. Health officials advise keeping pets ...

They’re small, they wear a mask and can sometimes be found rolling around in your garbage at night. But if you ever see a raccoon walking around in the daylight, that may be a cause for concern. It ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...

Prevention remains critical; but once symptoms appear, treatment options are extremely limited. Because rabies hides behind a complex molecular shield, it is nearly impossible to fight. “For more than ...

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The cold sore-causing Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) hijacks human cells and reconfigures its DNA within just an hour after infection, according to a new study that may help tackle the pathogen. Viruses ...