The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has an enzyme that can counteract a cell’s innate defense mechanism against viruses, ...

The microbes that cycle nutrients in the ocean don't do the work on their own – the viruses that infect them also influence ...

Bacterial viruses, known as phages, are the most abundant biological entities on the planet and are increasingly used as ...

The field of virology focuses on viruses' biology and evolution, providing essential knowledge for disease prevention and the ...

Oncolytic viruses (OVs) have attracted rising recognition in the last two decades, as they generally manifest as having ...

During the last flu season, more than 4,500 people aged 65 and older were diagnosed with the virus, resulting in 159 deaths ...

You have probably been the victim of a virus, but did you know that plants get them too? Most of us don’t know what a virus ...

The virus, which is transmitted via insect bite, seems to be reaching new areas, undergoing genetic changes, and may harm ...

For Caetano-Anolles, co-evolution from a single common ancestor seems to be the most likely origin of viruses and bacteria.

Scientists have discovered a new process in our immune systems that leads to the production of an important family of anti-viral proteins called interferons. They hope the discovery will now lead to ...

The microbes that cycle nutrients in the ocean don't do the work on their own—the viruses that infect them also influence the ...

A study identifies nearly 23,000 auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) that viruses have "stolen" from marine microbes, impacting ...