Scientists have discovered a new type of immune defense in E. coli bacteria that turns viral infection machinery against the ...

Bacteria use a newly discovered system called Kongming to turn viral enzymes into a self-destruct signal, with big biotech ...

Scientists have long known that bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, live in our gut, but exactly what they do has ...

A strange virus scientists once brushed off as a mere curiosity has now been found hiding in plain sight. Shockingly, it may ...

Researchers have discovered the first giant virus in Finland. The specimen demonstrates that such huge viruses are more ...

A virus long dismissed as a scientific oddity has been found hiding in plain sight, and it may help fight dangerous bacteria, ...

A type of virus thought to be a "mere curiosity" is plentiful in one common bacteria, and possibly others, a Monash ...

Scientists built a model that allows them to diminish phage communities from a mouse gut microbiome -- and then bring them back -- without affecting the bacteria. On a test run of their model, ...

Experts urge to prepare for possible new pandemic spreading in all 50 states: new H5N1 bird flu outbreak in cows, human infections. What to know ...

A type of virus thought to be a ‘mere curiosity’ is plentiful in one common bacteria, and possibly others, a Monash ...

A recent study has revealed that a hidden virus is commonly found in the germs responsible for causing pneumonia. Researchers ...