Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH's Medical Collection to decode ...

Pepper’s last contribution to science was in May 2021, when he brought home a common cotton mouse carrying a type of ...

A cold sore might seem like a minor nuisance. But behind that tingling lip is one of the world’s most widespread and cunning viruses—herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1. It infects billions of ...

Within the complex hierarchy of marine ecosystems, giant viruses are now being recognized as novel drivers of both ecological ...

Resurrection biology — attempting to bring strings of molecules and more complex organisms back to life — is gaining traction in labs around the world. The work is a far cry from the ...

There are almost no rules when it comes to publishing the blueprints needed to make or alter a virus with the tools of synthetic biology.

A new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota found transmission of viruses between different bee species did not lead to the formation of new virus variants.

Scientists have identified dozens of human proteins that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, depends on to replicate ...

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds—ticks.

Scientists have discovered that viruses can latch onto other viruses to insert their genes into host cells. Lab results with apparent contamination led the team to directly see the strange ...

Are viruses alive? Why a seemingly simple biology question prompts heated debate among scientists According to some criteria, viruses meet the basic definitions for "life"; according to others ...