Long overshadowed by bacteria, the gut virome is now stepping into the spotlight as a key player in health and disease.

Researchers have discovered two new viruses in bats that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses—pathogens ...

The remote and often unforgiving surface of Greenland’s ice sheet has long been a subject of intrigue for scientists. What lies beneath the thick layers of snow and ice has been largely a mystery, ...

An urgent warning has been issued after a whopping 22 new viruses were found – in bats ... “Beyond virome analysis, our study also examined highly prevalent bacteria and eukaryotic microbes, ...

Prokaryotic cells: structural organisation ... Gousset et al. 2009). Some bacteria and viruses have been shown to use this type of structure as a type of cable following its binding ... Evolution of ...

Two newly discovered viruses lurking in bats are dangerously similar to Nipah and Hendra, both of which have caused deadly ...

From fecal transplants to phage cocktails, scientists reveal how gut viruses could unlock precision medicine for digestive diseases and beyond.

Twenty new viruses have been discovered within bats in China, "raising urgent concerns" that these diseases might spill over ...

New research has discovered that the Herpes virus actually takes control of key RNA functionality and changes human DNA in ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...