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- We thought it was just a respiratory virus https://www.ucsf.edu/magazine/covid-body 150 comments
- VXHeaven: Source code for classic viruses https://vxheaven.org/src.php 13 comments
- We are done listening to wrong message from Idaho’s pro-virus, anti-mask protesters https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/editorials/article247711465.html 3 comments politics
- Second-quarter GDP plunged by worst-ever 32.9% amid virus-induced shutdown http://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/30/us-gdp-q2-2020-first-reading.html 6 comments politics
- Best Practice - Is anti-virus needed on an air gapped network? https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/5gl3wl/best_practice_is_antivirus_needed_on_an_air/ 10 comments sysadmin
- Arctic zombie viruses in Siberia could spark terrifying new pandemic, scientists warn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/21/arctic-zombie-viruses-in-siberia-could-spark-terrifying-new-pandemic-scientists-warn 78 comments health
- Dengue Fever and Zika viruses make humans more attractive to mosquitos https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dengue-fever-and-zika-virus-make-humans-more-attractive-to-mosquitoes-180980348/ 3 comments science
- NIH launches clinical trial of Epstein-Barr virus vaccine https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-launches-clinical-trial-epstein-barr-virus-vaccine 5 comments science
- Man who received landmark pig heart transplant died of pig virus, surgeon says https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/06/man-landmark-pig-heart-transplant-death-pig-virus 498 comments nottheonion
- Lawmakers begin discussing government spending deal as Democrats eye virus aid, paid leave https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/01/14/democrats-republicans-spending-shutdown-stimulus/ 9 comments politics
- As U.S. Nears 800,000 Virus Deaths, 1 of Every 100 Older Americans Has Perished https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/13/us/covid-deaths-elderly-americans.html 29 comments politics
- A natural substance extracted from marine algae prevents infection of cells with the Corona virus https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/936182 48 comments science
- Thousands protest virus restrictions in Vienna, Zurich https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-europe-austria-vienna-bea60fffc55590d0b956752274ddfb88 37 comments worldnews
- Hong Kong to ban passenger flights from UK to curb virus https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-uk-flight-ban-coronavirus-70af6fb3c74ca4f8ac34be31318b9817 12 comments worldnews
- Fauci: I lost influence on Trump when he put election over virus https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-says-lost-influence-on-trump-election-over-virus-2021-2 3 comments politics
- AP Fact Check: Trump misleads on mail ballots, virus vaccine https://apnews.com/c751ee2efb2b84d66c56ff4109db9751 4 comments politics
- Beijing district in 'wartime emergency' after virus spike shuts market https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/13/beijing-district-in-wartime-emergency-after-virus-spike-shuts-market.html 11 comments worldnews
- Beijing district in ‘wartime emergency mode’ after virus case spike https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/beijing-district-in-wartime-emergency-mode-after-virus-case-spike/article31818485.ece 177 comments worldnews
- Virus lockdown gives Venice a shot at reimagining tourism https://apnews.com/d95a5c8ce216791243e3ec2189536140 3 comments worldnews
- Dominic Raab Says 69 NHS Workers Have Died After Contracting Virus Amid Claims Toll Is Higher. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/coronavirus-deaths-nhs-workers-dominic-raab-helen-whately-a4420761.html 5 comments worldnews
- N. Carolina lawsuit cites virus to stop touch-screen voting https://apnews.com/44c6c833a9d44cc33a0f12f23af538c9 11 comments politics
- Bats & rodents are considered high-risk viral reservoirs, but a new analysis suggests that bats & rodents are “unexceptional” in their propensity to host viruses that infect humans. Viral zoonotic risk is homogenous among taxonomic orders of mammalian & avian reservoir hosts. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/04/08/1919176117 19 comments science
- For China, the ‘USA Virus’ Is a Geopolitical Ploy https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/chinas-covid-19-conspiracy-theories/609772/ 26 comments politics
- Sen. Rand Paul kept working for six days after virus test https://apnews.com/0e99540d0d77587c88adeee3474d3ab4 6 comments politics
- Biden Says ‘No Need’ to Postpone November Vote Over Virus https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-22/biden-says-no-need-to-postpone-november-vote-over-virus 540 comments politics
- Wuhan reports no new virus cases, offering hope to world https://apnews.com/540510ba224feb84c7044024119323ab 18 comments worldnews
- Trump defends U.S. over airport crowding amid virus fears https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/trump-defends-u-s-over-airport-crowding-amid-virus-fears-1.4853748 21 comments politics
- Analysing 30 previous studies researchers have found that social isolation could be linked to increased inflammation in the body. Inflammation is the body's way of signalling the immune system to heal and repair damaged tissue, as well as defending itself against viruses and bacteria https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/social-isolation-could-cause-physical-inflammation 29 comments science
- Government Eyes War Powers to Speed Medical Manufacturing Ahead of Virus https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/us/politics/trump-coronavirus.html 3 comments politics
- Australian scientist creates a virus that kills Cancer. Scientists have engineered a new virus based on cowpox that is able to kill every known type of cancer cell in a petrie dish. The treatment called CF33 has been found to shrink tumours in mice and it is hoped it will be trialled on patients. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/human-trials-to-begin-next-year-using-a-virus-to-kill-cancer/news-story/f38cd02d2652a2ff3ae90a51b4893423?utm_campaign=editorialsf&utm_source=heraldsun&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=socialflow 245 comments science
- Researchers have discovered a function in a IL-36y (a pro-inflammatory protein) that could play an important part in improving current and future therapeutics for the herpes virus. https://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/newsroom/news/study-finds-inflammatory-protein-can-protect-against-spread-herpes-virus 3 comments science
- A mysterious virus is killing Africans. Scientists are racing to understand it before it goes global. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/health-science/monkeypox/?utm_term=.ec00e3e16494&tid=sm_tw 10 comments worldnews
- Zika virus strain MR766 shown to infect human embryonic cortical neural progenitor cells and stunt their growth. http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/abstract/s1934-5909(16)00106-5?_returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2Fs1934590916001065%3Fshowall%3Dtrue&cc=y= 4 comments science
- Can Viruses escape virtual machines? https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/5hzgh9/can_viruses_escape_virtual_machines/ 26 comments techsupport
- Zika virus is 'scarier than we initially thought', say US health officials http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/zika-virus-is-scarier-than-we-initially-thought-say-us-public-health-officials-cdc-dr-anne-schuchat-a6979981.html 3 comments worldnews
- Scientists have found an ancient virus lying dormant in human DNA. http://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-an-intact-ancient-virus-lying-dormant-in-human-dna/page-2 17 comments science
- Doctors have used a disabled version of the HIV virus to cure leukaemia in a 7 year old girl http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2246312/girl-7-beats-leukaemia-revolutionary-treatment-using-hiv-virus-wire-immune-system.html 31 comments worldnews
- Euroscepticism like a virus, warns Blair http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20531124 63 comments europe
- HPV Fact 8: Males can't get screened for HPV. So there's no way to know if a guy could expose you to the virus. http://www.hpv.com/facts/8 9 comments reddit.com
- Researchers get 3-D images of viruses by combining MRI with Atomic Microscopy http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-04/mashing-mri-atomic-microscopy-researchers-get-3-d-images-viruses-cells 6 comments science