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A damaging cotton virus thought to be a recent invader has actually been hiding in U.S. fields for nearly two decades. New ...

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

In a new study, we and an international team of scientists examined the behavior of marine viruses in a large band of ...

Planthoppers and leafhoppers not only feed on rice plants but also act as highly efficient vectors for plant viruses, causing ...

It’s called the Camp Virus, and it’s never been in North America, ever, until now. It’s part of the lethal Henipaviruses and was just discovered in the United States. According to the Live Science ...

A research team led by Václav Vopálenský and Martin Pospíšek from the Faculty of Science, Charles University, has discovered ...

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