Most of the articles on this blog have talked about evolution as though it were somehow distant, something that happens to unfamiliar organisms and doesn't really affect our daily lives. Nothing could ...

SMBE Journals (Molecular Biology and Evolution and Genome Biology and Evolution) Despite the fact that viruses are among the simplest biological entities--consisting only of DNA or RNA encapsulated in ...

The word 'virus' gets tossed around a lot. Here's what actually counts, what to watch for, and how to stay two clicks ahead ...

Researchers studying strains of a lethal canine virus and a related human virus have determined why the canine virus was able to spread so quickly from cats to dogs, and then from sick dogs to healthy ...

Evolution optimizes all creatures, from viruses to elephants, to their environment. Where do new variants come from, especially Omicron which is so different from previous variants? There may be a ...