It's an evolutionary battle, an endless competition for survival, that has spanned millions of years. Within this epic tale ...

The tools for advancing our understanding of basic biology have become increasingly capable of taking on large, ...

In a conversation with Luciana Julião, environment editor at The Conversation Brasil, during COP30 in Belém, Fiocruz ...

Ancient viral fossils buried in our DNA are offering fresh clues about how today’s respiratory pathogens infect and spread.

Emerging viral pathogens represent a critical area of concern in molecular virology and public health. The capacity of viruses to evolve rapidly—through ...

D imaging reveals ancient phages virus with features dating back billions of years - and potential to fight today’s dangerous ...

Phage therapy is reshaping our understanding of how targeted viruses can reset the gut microbiome, offering a precise, ...

Scientists have long known that a significant portion of the human genome is made up of the remnants of ancient viruses; these sequences are a subset of transposable elements known as endogenous ...

A team of researchers from Stanford University and the Arc Institute in Palo Alto, California say they’ve created viruses with AI-designed DNA that can target and kill specific bacteria. And these ...

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) continue to cause epidemics worldwide due to their high mutability. Nevertheless, the initial step of infection, viral uptake into cells, has been challenging to observe ...