OpinionPublished 12 February 2026Innovating virology: from empirical verification to hypothesis explorationAkio Adachi · Yuma Inamoto · Khanh Quoc Tran · Bao Quoc Le · Naoya Doi · Takaaki Koma · Masako NomaguchiFrontiers in Virologydoi 10.3389/fviro.2026.1785598