Astroviruses may not be well known, but they are very common and are the leading cause of diarrhea in children... | Cell And ...

There has long been debate about whether viruses are a form of life, because many of them are only made up of a bit of genetic material that’s enclosed in a package. That genetic material usually has ...

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

While largely unnoticed, phages do not harm humans. On the contrary, these viruses are gaining increasing popularity as biomedicines to eradicate pathogenic bacteria, especially those associated with ...

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

There is no aspect of biology that has captured the public interest as much as viruses have. From the avian flu to HIV to SARS, viruses are in the news almost every day, so a site dedicated to ...

Only recently appreciated as critical components of cellular functions, unstructured stretches of amino acids called SLiMs are key to viral-host interactions. During an early COVID-19 lockdown in ...

Brendan Straut '24 and Dr. Anna Kloc, his thesis adviser, in the lab. Throughout his time as a Charger, Brendan Straut '24 has had exciting experiences across campus. He's made connections and ...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is one of the world's most dangerous yet overlooked infectious diseases. Spread by ...

In a recent review published in Environmental Microbiology, researchers provided insights into monkeypox virus (MPXV) structural characteristics, epidemiology, transmission, zoonotic reservoirs, ...

It's a jungle out there on the Internet. With countless viruses, applets, and attachments on the loose, you might say that the systems designed to protect our computers are facing the kind of ...

Researchers describe the full molecular structure of the phage DEV. DEV infects and lyses Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, an opportunistic pathogen in cystic fibrosis and other diseases. DEV is part ...