When scientists sent bacteria and their viral predators, bacteriophages, to the International Space Station (ISS), they ...

Researchers have discovered viruses transported to the International Space Station evolve differently than on Earth in a ...

When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the most unique environments where life has ever existed, out in the low ...

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

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 ...

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

Researchers describe the full molecular structure of the phage DEV. DEV infects and lyses Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, an opportunistic pathogen in cystic fibrosis and other diseases. DEV is part ...

Herpes simplex viruses (HSV) are ubiquitous, double‐stranded DNA viruses that establish lifelong infections in human hosts. Central to their cycle is the process of membrane fusion, which permits ...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to heightened public interest in learning about viruses and how they can cause diseases. There has been a lot of focus on communicating virology concepts to the general ...

Plant viruses represent a major threat to global food production and security, with an estimated burden of approximately 30 billion USD dollars per year. Despite their economic importance, viral ...