You're walking around right now carrying the genetic fingerprints of infections that happened millions of years ago. Deep ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...

Researchers have discovered viruses transported to the International Space Station evolve differently than on Earth in a ...

Giant DNA viruses that infect eukaryotic cells are thought to have played a role in the evolution of life, according to the ...

A rapid interferon response from nasal epithelial cells induces a cascade of responses during infection, from reduced viral ...

Scientists have infected bacteria with a virus aboard the International Space Station to see how they would interact in ...

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

One of the big debates in long COVID research is whether the virus can persist in the body, or whether it leaves the immune ...

Viruses are typically described as tiny, perfectly geometric shells that pack genetic material with mathematical precision, but new research led by scientists at Penn State reveals a deliberate ...

A new study shows that the body’s early immune response, not the virus itself, often determines how severe a rhinovirus cold ...