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Researchers have raised “urgent concerns” after discovering two new bat viruses in China with the potential to infect humans ...

New viruses that are genetically similar to known fatal viruses have been discovered near food sources in a concerning new ...

An obscure group of phages offers insights into elements of microbial warfare—and blueprints for new antibiotics.

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Despite medical advances, infectious diseases caused by bacteria and viruses are still among the most common causes of death ...

Twenty new viruses have been discovered within bats in China, "raising urgent concerns" that these diseases might spill over ...

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