A number of “vampire viruses ” have been discovered in soil samples in Maryland and Missouri for the first time.

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery where one virus attached itself to another, as observed in bacteriophage viruses.

When Emalie Hayes and her colleagues began exploring ways to test wastewater for the COVID-19 virus, little did she know that the simple, inexpensi

It’s been a surprisingly productive way to keep track of how much COVID-19 might be entering the country, via travelers, as well as which variants

Satellites and their helpers are also engaged in an endless evolutionary arms race.

Have you ever wondered whether the virus that gave you a nasty cold can catch one itself?

DNA vaccines would be much easier to store than mRNA alternatives and should be as effective as conventional vaccines that contain live viruses

Logan Airport has begun testing the wastewater drained from arriving planes for viruses.

It's official, folks; viruses have a better love life than you do.Viruses are notorious for infecting other organisms and ruthlessly taking ad

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

A late-summer uptick in COVID-19 cases on Martha’s Vineyard has subsided, according to staff at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

The lower copy number of interferon alpha and higher number of interferon omega, which are inflammatory protein-coding genes, may explain a bat’s r

Had there been weakening of the body’s response to influenza (the flu), we would expect to see more flu infections.

Learn about the increased risk of flu and other respiratory illnesses in Mecklenburg County and how to prevent them with preventive care.

Blasting the cabin on a cruise ship with air con for a certain amount of time could stop the spread of viruses such as Covid.

Melting permafrost in the far reaches of Siberia awakened bacterial spores that had been dormant for almost a century, infecting thousands of reind

A cheap, do-it-yourself air purifier is powerful enough to effectively protect a home from free-floating flu and COVID-19 viruses, according to tes

There is a low-cost way for you to protect yourself and reduce your risk of respiratory diseases such as flu, RSV, and COVID-19.

With COVID an ongoing concern and flu season getting started, aerosol researchers say there needs to be a focus on improving the quality of the air

With COVID an ongoing concern and flu season getting started, aerosol researchers say there needs to be a focus on improving the quality of the air

Just before Christmas in 2018, doctors at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, gave Will an infusion of viruses.

When added to mammalian cells, instead of activating inflammatory pathways as expected, one particular bacteriophage stimulated the cells to grow a

Viruses that infect bacteria – called phages – are abundant in our bodies, and they seem to have beneficial effects when our cells engulf them

When two North Carolina State University researchers recently visited a grower, they found three plants, all different cultivars from the same bree