Most pandemic viruses that have jumped from animals to humans do not show signs of special adaptations to infect people, except the 1977 influenza outbreak, which was likely “sparked by a laboratory ...

A new study has found that the possibility of the coronavirus leaking from a laboratory is low. The research suggests that COVID-19 was a virus commonly found in animal hosts before spreading to ...

Large-scale evolutionary analysis shows most zoonotic viruses emerge without prior adaptation, while passing through a laboratory leaves detectable genetic signatures, offering a new tool to interpret ...

In a new study, researchers across three US states analyzed seven viral outbreaks in recent decades, including Covid, Ebola and influenza, to determine how they emerged and mutated.

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...