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Many viral infections that plague humans originate from bats, yet intriguingly bats suffer no ill effects from the myriad of viruses that inhabit their bodies, a phenomenon scientists are researching in the hope of finding insights into how to moderate impacts on humans.

The COVID-19 pandemic is receding fast into our collective memory. But the virus that caused it lives on in our sewers, our backyards, and maybe even curled up in a

Horseshoe bats carry viruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2, but they probably can’t spread in people yet. Horseshoe bats carry viruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2, but they probably can’t spread in people yet.

Coronavirus infections have been found in at least 32 animal species in 39 countries. Some can transmit the virus to humans.

Two Washington State University future research scientists — Jacob Buursma and Stevie Fawcett — have received awards from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.A prestigious, nationally competitive award, the Goldwater h

Jacob Buursma and Stevie Fawcett have received awards from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program to cover tuition, fees, books, and room and board.

It's been three years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Now Seattle and Washington State University researchers is trying to stay ahead of the next pandemic.

Many of the WSU studies that grabbed headlines last year had to do with human health, topped by the discovery of a potentially dangerous virus in Russian bats, a relative of the one that causes COVID-19.

While Covid-19 and its health and social impacts on the world are receding, epidemiologists and virologists are preparing for other diseases.

Scientists have documented several new virus species, some of which can potentially threaten human health