While many viruses kill their hosts, not all viruses are harmful. In fact, some even benefit the cells they infect. For instance, temperate phages are viruses capable of replicating innocuously inside ...

The new book "The Big One" describes lessons learned from past pandemics and how they might be applied to mitigate the ...

Scientists are looking toward a class of large viruses called jumbo phages as they develop new and more capable antibiotics.

Scientists generally agree that eukaryotes, the domain of life whose cells contain nuclei and that includes almost all multicellular organisms, originated from a process involving the symbiotic union ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered more than 100 new human viruses in 252 different gut microbes, ...

It’s peak cold and flu season in the northern hemisphere. These respiratory viruses and other infectious pathogens are spread through close contact and/or touching contaminated surfaces. Many people ...

A new list of viruses and bacteria which pose the greatest threat to public health has been published by officials to bolster preparedness for any future pandemic. The “priority pathogen” guide, from ...