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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tuberculosis treatment is shortened to six months by the indispensable addition of pyrazinamide (PZA) to the drug regimen that includes isoniazid and rifampin1,2. PZA is a pro-drug of pyrazinoic ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Innovators & Ideas interview, Dr. Danielle Beckman reveals how her passion for microscopy ...

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. Since these protists ...

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