A microchip that detects viruses could help detect infections before symptoms start to show. The inexpensive device was created by a team of engineers and chemists at Brigham Young University who have successfully captured viruses, even at low concentrations. According to BYU the chips work like tiny...

New video footage of a virus infecting cells is challenging our traditional understanding of the way viruses spread. The discovery, by researchers from Imperial College London and funded by the Medical Research Council, appears in the journal Science. It shows how a virus called vaccinia spreads in a...