The microbes that cycle nutrients in the ocean don't do the work on their own—the viruses that infect them also influence the ...

Prokaryotic viruses impact functional microorganisms in nutrient removal and carbon cycle in wastewater treatment plants. Nature Communications, 2021; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25678-1; ...

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

Scientists have revived a "zombie" virus they say spent nearly 50,000 years frozen in permafrost, part of a new batch of research that identifies several newly discovered viruses that have been ...

Thankfully, the 1,705 genomes retrieved from the Guliya core are all from viruses of prokaryotes; they infect bacteria and archaea, not humans, animals, or even plants.

This is the first eukaryotic virus (a virus that infects eukaryotes, such as plants, animals, fungi) found to encode such a protein. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.

Giant viruses play a role in the survival of single-celled marine organisms called protists. These include algae, amoeba, and flagellates, that form the base of ocean food webs. And since these ...

Many common viruses responsible for childhood illnesses establish a home for life within us. ... Unmasking the tissue-resident eukaryotic DNA virome in humans, Nucleic Acids Research (2023). DOI: ...