New insights into a "friendly virus" that could pave the way for cutting-edge treatments for the potentially fatal superbug C ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

These first microbes would have been extremely simple. But were they viruses or bacteria? Scientists don't have a conclusive answer, partly because it's difficult to recreate more than 4 billion ...

After more than 1,500 of the lanky birds died in Indiana, wildlife biologists in Nebraska were on high alert for the virus—but so far, the visiting birds seem happy and healthy Sarah Kuta If ...

Bacteria steal DNA from silent viruses and use it like a memory bank. That memory helps them protect future generations.

The list of 24 pathogen families is also the first to consider global health threats, as well as threats specific to the UK ...

If it detects an unwanted substance, it will mount an immune response — a complex attack to protect the body from invaders like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. It also recognizes and ...

Researchers at the University of South Florida led a new study that is the first to identify viruses associated with the ...

Scientists have now found an association between Crohn's and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). While EBV is a direct cause of mononucleosis, recent research has suggested that it may be related to the ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." ...