When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way ...

A terrifying discovery in the field of vector-borne diseases shows that the Zika virus uses human skin to help mosquitoes spread the disease more widely. "A new study led by Liverpool School of ...

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 ...

When scientists sent bacteria and their viral predators, bacteriophages, to the International Space Station (ISS), they ...

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

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 ...

If we want to prevent viral infections or develop drugs that can effectively treat them, those infections have to be investigated and understood. As such, scientists have long been researching viruses ...

During viral reproduction, the influenza polymerase (top left, in blue) scans along the ribonucleoprotein helix to produce messenger RNA. Credit: Science Like a camera-shy teenager, influenza’s ...

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 ...