The 1918 influenza pandemic remains the deadliest in modern history, killing tens of millions — and leaving scientists with enduring questions about how it began. A century later, a virologist and ...

The preserved lung of an 18-year-old Swiss man has been used to create the full genome of the 1918 "Spanish flu," the first complete influenza A genome with a precise date from Europe. It offers new ...

Scientists in Switzerland have cracked open a century-old viral mystery by decoding the genome of the 1918 influenza virus from a preserved Zurich patient. This ancient RNA revealed that the virus had ...

COVID-19 isn't the first pandemic Orel Borgesca had to get through. The coronavirus pandemic may be forcing millions to adjust to stay-at-home orders, but for Orel Borgeson, this isn’t the first ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The 1918 influenza pandemic is one of the deadliest in ...

A pair of lungs preserved over a century ago from a deceased Spanish flu patient has helped unravel the genetic adaptations undergone by the virus to spread across Europe during the start of the 1918 ...