These virophages use the viral factory, a temporary organelle formed by the giant virus in the cytoplasm of the infected cell, to ensure their own replication. This phenomenon constitutes a case ...

A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to ...

“The emergence of a bovine H5N1 virus capable of recognizing human receptors may be closer than previously thought,” Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies ...

In a new study, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers reveal a bacterial immune system that thwarts the phages’ plot by attaching a small protein molecule to their tails. The components of this ...

Oropouche virus has posed little threat outside South America in the past, but land-use change, the climate crisis, and ...

A vaccine candidate against Lassa virus completely protected guinea pigs exposed to an otherwise lethal dose of the virus, ...

Researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa recently discovered that a virus, FloV-SA2, encodes one of the proteins needed to make ribosomes ...

A new study suggests that a gut-infecting virus may play a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease by traveling to ...

Despite what his team found in the lab, the virus circulating in the real world does not seem ... a viral strain taken from ...

This study uncovers the persistence of 22 viruses in human semen, emphasizing the need for updated public health strategies and insights into fertility impacts.