A new virus-fighting plastic film could transform everyday surfaces into invisible defenders against disease. Instead of ...

A newly discovered virus hiding inside a common gut bacterium could help explain one of medicine’s long-standing mysteries: why a microbe found in both healthy people and cancer patients is linked to ...

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The textured acrylic plastic surface, inspired by insect wings, could help prevent the spread of major viruses.

A virus that 95% of adults carry from childhood infections may be initiating bladder cancer decades later, according to research from the University of York and collaborating institutions. BK ...

Giant viruses might not be visible to the naked eye, but their presence in oceans could shape the future of marine ecosystems—and even human health. In a groundbreaking new study published in Nature ...

On an otherwise unremarkable September day in 2014, Luca, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-obsessed 4-year-old, had a fever. Riley Bove, Luca’s mother, didn’t think much of it at first—a back to school ...

World-leading virologists highlight advances in antiviral therapeutics, artificial intelligence, immunology, and global surveillance shaping how future pandemics may be detected and controlled. TAMPA, ...

Human DNA is not always making us function in ways we understand. Some of our genome is just there, and we’re not sure what it does. In fact, 8% of our DNA are viruses our ancestors caught one day and ...

A bacteriophage is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. Image by Dr. Victor Padilla-Sanchez, PhD - Own work (CC BY-SA 4.0) A bacteriophage is a virus that infects and replicates within ...

An infection with Epstein-Barr virus is a nonevent for most people. But for a subset, the virus can contribute to chronic conditions and cancer, and genes may play a role in that risk. When you ...