Genomes of six viruses that infect Asgard archaea from deep-sea sediments

Spang, A. et al. Complex archaea that bridge the gap between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Nature 521, 173–179 (2015). CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Article  Google Scholar  Zaremba-Niedzwiedzka, K. et al. Asgard archaea illuminate the origin of eukaryotic cellular complexity. Nature 541, 353–358 (2017). CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar  Eme, L., Spang, A., Lombard, J., Stairs, C. […]

Origin of monkeypox outbreak becomes clearer to scientists

When the first cases of monkeypox were identified in early May, European health officials were stumped. The virus was not known to spread easily between people, let alone infect dozens, and soon hundreds, of young men. The origins of the outbreak are now becoming clearer. Genetic analysis suggests that although the monkeypox virus spreads rapidly […]

Kevin Durant viral tweet amid trade rumors

On Saturday, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant sent out a tweet that went viral on Twitter. Durant: “Those who were locked in that gym with me know what it is, they know what I am. If you haven’t been there with me, ask around.” Durant is in the midst of a lot of trade rumors […]

Viral video of Devin Booker in a bathtub in a club

A video of Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker is making the rounds on social media of him appearing in a club bathtub. The hilarious video was posted on Twitter by Pickswise and was originally posted by Druski2Funny. Booker and the Suns lost in the second round of the NBA Playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks after […]

New evidence of ‘viral reservoirs’, biomarker in the body

To identify a blood biomarker for long-term COVID, researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Ragon Institute at MGH, MIT, and Harvard analyzed blood plasma samples collected from patients with long-term COVID and typical COVID-19 infection over a period of time. 12 months. They sought to determine the levels of three SARS-CoV-2 antigens: Spike protein: […]