Virology

AI designs functional bacteriophages from scratch for the first time

For the first time, an AI model has designed a complete functional genome. The result: artificially generated bacterial viruses capable of infecting even resistant bacteria – which could help combat bacterial infections.

Bird flu in mammals spreads through the air and via udders too

Two new bird flu studies show that, in addition to contaminated milk, cows and sheep can also acquire the virus through other routes, including aerosols, wastewater, and suckling lambs and calves.

Molecular mechanism behind highly pathogenic bird flu uncovered

An international group of virologists has uncovered the molecular mechanism by which low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses become highly pathogenic.