For Caetano-Anolles, co-evolution from a single common ancestor seems to be the most likely origin of viruses and bacteria.

Bacterial viruses, known as phages, are the most abundant biological entities on the planet and are increasingly used as ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — A new vaccine provides hope for treating and even preventing the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infection, more commonly known as C. difficile ...

The virus's structure—which consists of tiny, bending filaments—has eluded researchers. This has made it difficult to identify key drug targets, including viral components that are conserved ...

Germany’s disease control center says that a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus has been detected in Germany for the first time BERLIN -- Germany's disease control center said Tuesday that ...

Forget about public restrooms: It turns out your own bathroom is teeming with viruses. Researchers at ... or well-being,” says Hartmann. “But in general, it’s important to look at the ...

Largest discovery of new virus species sheds light on the hidden virosphere. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to ...

A trio of scientists shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for groundbreaking work that cracked the code of ...

Rwanda’s health minister said Sunday that an outbreak of the Marburg virus is not spreading in the country, citing the absence of new infections or deaths in the past six days ...

Officials confirmed that the medical student, who had been in Rwanda as part of their studies, showed no symptoms of the Marburg virus and tested negative through a PCR test. The student had come ...

CRISPR-Cas systems help to protect bacteria from viruses. Several different types ... and Dr. Gintautas Tamulaitis—have revealed the structure of the CRISPR-Cas protein scissors found in ...