In a new study, we and an international team scientists examined the behavior of marine viruses in a large band of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — One of the first things the general of any army does before a battle is scout the terrain. Without seeing and understanding the battlefield, the issues of tactics, strategy and ...

Researchers reconstruct the spatial spread of pandemic respiratory viruses across metropolitan areas throughout the United ...

Antibodies can identify and bind to protein surfaces of viruses and bacteria. Traditionally, it is known that antibodies can recognize viruses outside the cell. Also, antibodies play a defensive role ...

Researchers have discovered new RNA bacteriophages, viruses that attack bacteria, advancing understanding of virus evolution. A team of researchers from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and ...

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses. Said to have existed since living cells first appeared, these microscopic ...

The World Health Organization is cautioning that there are still a lot of unknowns about the coronavirus outbreak. What may be an attempt to tamp down speculation and conflicting headlines about ...

Planthoppers and leafhoppers not only feed on rice plants but also act as highly efficient vectors for plant viruses, causing ...

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human immune system is still “mind-blowing” for molecular biologist Joshua Modell of ...

Over a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s still unclear exactly how it began. Dr. Jesse Bloom, an evolutionary biologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has become one of ...