virology
noun
vi·rol·o·gy
vī-ˈrä-lə-jē 
: a branch of science that deals with viruses and viral diseases
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In response, the study of virology and vaccinations started ramping up.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
The first is Alina Chan, a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the author of Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19, and a dogged advocate for more vigorous investigations of the lab-leak theory and tighter restrictions on virology research.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
But up to this point, there had not been a major study dedicated to analyzing AI models’ ability to actually conduct virology lab work.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Among them was the explanation that Wuhan – the Chinese city where the virus first began spreading – is home to a prominent virology lab.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
The first is Alina Chan, a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the author of Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19, and a dogged advocate for more vigorous investigations of the lab-leak theory and tighter restrictions on virology research.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
But up to this point, there had not been a major study dedicated to analyzing AI models’ ability to actually conduct virology lab work.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Among them was the explanation that Wuhan – the Chinese city where the virus first began spreading – is home to a prominent virology lab.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Virology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virology. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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virology
noun
vi·rol·o·gy
vī-ˈräl-ə-jē
: a branch of science concerned with viruses and diseases caused by viruses
Medical Definition
virology
noun
vi·rol·o·gy
vī-ˈräl-ə-jē
plural virologies
: a branch of science that deals with viruses
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