For billions of years, bacteria have waged an ongoing arms race against viruses, evolving many defense mechanisms against the infectious invaders. Now, these evolutions may offer innovative ways for ...

In the ongoing fight against viruses, a new scientific approach could bring sweeping change. Instead of targeting the virus ...

For billions of years, bacteria have waged an ongoing arms race against viruses, evolving many defense mechanisms against the ...

The research group of Dr. Tero Ahola, studying RNA virus replication and antivirals, in the department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, is recruiting a doctoral researcher to study antiviral ...

New study reveals how human astroviruses bind to humans cells and paves the way for new therapies and vaccines ...

In a laboratory in Florida, a house cat named Pepper has again been involved in the unanticipated discovery of a new virus as a result of its habit of bringing home dead mammals. This time, it was a ...

Scientists have already created designer viruses in a lab that can kill dangerous bacteria. The next step is designing and ...

Ancient viral DNA in bacteria helps block new infections, offering a potential path to fight antibiotic resistance.

Human astroviruses are a leading viral cause of the stomach bug—think vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. It often impacts young ...

Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School have found a novel way to ...