Microbiologists Patrick Moreira and Purificación López-García, together with virologists Arturo Ludmir and Lynn Enquist, are at the center of a sharp debate over whether viruses count as living ...

A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans in contact with more and different viruses. And increased mobility ...

Suddenly they appear and -- like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In ...

Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together as germs, and they share many characteristics. They’re invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere. And both can make us sick. Bacteria and viruses ...

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There are hundreds of different viruses on shower heads and toothbrushes, a new study finds. These organisms, called bacteriophages, don’t typically make people sick but instead fight potentially ...

VIVIAN, LA - DECEMBER 12: With a temperature of 103.8, Asa Moore, 6, of Vivian, Louisiana is examined by John Messier, a physician's assistant, at the North Caddo Surgical and Medical Center for ...

Scientists in Bangladesh discovered a new bat-borne virus called PRV in five patients who initially appeared to have Nipah ...

A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of viruses. A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of viruses. In the study - ...

Share on Pinterest The most comprehensive database to date ‘maps out’ the multitude of bacteriophages — bacteria-eating viruses — in the human gut. Greg Pease/Getty Images Our gut is teeming with ...

Find out how different vaccines for the coronavirus cause your body to create antibodies that fight the virus.