At first the virus infected only 3 percent of people who had person - to - person contact with a SARS patient. (discovermagazine.com)
At first the virus seems to build up harmlessly in brain cells, but as soon as the larva breaks out, these cells burst open, unleashing destruction all around them. (sciencemag.org)
This week scientists at the University of New South Wales in Australia found a microorganism in the lakes off the coast of Antarctica that could offer clues as to how the first viruses — which include HIV and even the virus that causes the common cold — came to be. (businessinsider.com)