Viruses are entities that have to infect other cells in order to replicate. They may have genomes that are made of DNA or RNA. We are still discovering new types of RNA viruses, as shown in two new ...

But the most important difference between the two is that type A viruses can cause pandemics because of how often and quickly ...

More flowers lead to more pathogen spread between bee species. In A Nutshell Scientists found that sites with more flower ...

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

Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the ...

Feb 1 (Reuters) - The H5N1 avian influenza virus has flared up again in recent months, spreading through poultry flocks in Japan, Vietnam and Thailand, killing people in Indonesia and claiming its ...

Seasonal rain on California grasslands kicks off a rapid expansion and turnover of viruses in the soil, according to a new study by UC Davis and Lawrence Livermore National Lab. These viruses may ...

Ushikuvirus, an amoeba-infecting giant virus, joins the family of giant viruses that may have driven the evolution of complex ...

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