Penn State scientists uncovered an ancient bacterial defense where dormant viral DNA helps bacteria fight new viral threats. The enzyme PinQ flips bacterial genes to create protective proteins that ...

When thinking of the immune system, most people imagine white blood cells putting up a fight against invading germs in the ...

Cancer research has long looked at bacteria and viruses as separate tools for therapy. Now, researchers are showing that the two can actually work better together. A team of scientists has built a new ...

A newly discovered virus hiding inside common gut bacteria may be linked to colorectal cancer, according to new research. Scientists in Denmark found that colorectal cancer patients were about twice ...

Picture this: a computer sitting in a lab, essentially “thinking up” brand new forms of life from scratch. That’s exactly what just happened at Stanford and the Arc Institute, where researchers used ...

Scientists investigating how influenza viruses replicate within cells "accidentally" discovered that different flu viruses ...

Jumbo phages belong to a group of viruses that attack bacteria. They inject their DNA and then reproduce by taking over the cell’s DNA-copying machinery. Eventually, a phage makes so many copies of ...

AMSTERDAM — At the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2025, respiratory experts debated whether to consider viral sepsis a distinct clinical threat that demands specific recognition or a ...

Myositis is a group of conditions that cause muscle inflammation and weakness. Viral myositis occurs as a complication of a viral infection, such as influenza viruses or enteroviruses. Viral myositis, ...