Cases of the Andes virus have been rising in Argentina. Government-supported research is critical if we hope to address ...

A newly discovered virus hiding inside a common gut bacterium could help explain one of medicine’s long-standing mysteries: why a microbe found in both healthy people and cancer patients is linked to ...

The microbes could surrender to the harmless virus, but instead freeze in place, dormant, waiting for their potential predator to go away, according to a recent study in mBio. University of Illinois ...

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Viruses, often seen only as disease-causing agents, may hold surprising potential as natural allies in the fight against climate change. A new study published in Nitrogen Cycling reveals that soil ...

Rapid diagnostic tests that can help distinguish whether a patient has a viral or bacterial infection have long been viewed ...

Certain gut bacteria might play a key role in letting us know when we've eaten enough, new research shows. Reading time 3 minutes There really is something to the concept of having a gut feeling. New ...

While many viruses kill their hosts, not all viruses are harmful. In fact, some even benefit the cells they infect. For instance, temperate phages are viruses capable of replicating innocuously inside ...