Gut contains millions of tiny viruses that actually help keep you healthy by controlling harmful bacteria and supporting your ...

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

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like ‘Sukunaarchaeum ...

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.

A £10 million Wellcome Trust-funded project seeks to create artificial human genomes. Technology Networks explored the ...

The human gut is home to trillions of microbes, yet scientific understanding has largely focused on bacteria, leaving the ...

A UK biotech firm spent years gathering genetic data that has uncovered 1 million previously unknown microbial species and billions of newly identified genes – but even this trove of data may not be e ...

Jim FessendenUMass Chan Medical SchoolNew research by Sumeda Nandadasa, PhD, reveals how a key protein associated with Meckel-Gruber syndrome ...

A recent breakthrough in the world of microscopic life has scientists reevaluating the boundaries of cellular existence.

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