A common type of human papillomavirus (HPV) could be more dangerous than we thought. The virus, known as beta-HPV, was ...

Ancient viruses left a legacy in your DNA. And it turns out, that legacy may be helping shape who you are.

The virus causes liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC) through cell damage that alters cell growth patterns and ...

The DNA of a plant virus was still in 'great shape' after spending 700 years encased in frozen caribou feces in Canada's Arctic, scientists report, suggesting that well-preserved viruses may be ...

The viruses that kill bacteria may be our best bet against antibiotic resistance – if we can understand how they win.

Cell biologists and chemists reveal how viral DNA traffics in human cells. They have developed a new method to generate virus particles containing labeled viral DNA genomes. This allowed them to ...

Certain viruses insert their genetic material into their host’s DNA when they infect cells. New research finds that viral infections in ancient times explain how many mental illnesses are inherited.

A fter losing her pup to cancer last year, a dog owner got an emotional surprise when the canine's DNA test results got back, revealing an unexpected sibling.

Viruses invaded the genomes of our ancestors several times over the past 50 million years or so, and their viral signature is still visible in our DNA. In fact, we share many of the same stretches ...

Rutgers scientists have developed a new approach to stopping viral infections: a so-called live-attenuated, replication-defective DNA virus vaccine that uses a compound known as centanamycin to ...

Unknown virus discovered in 'throwaway' DNA Date: August 4, 2017 Source: University of Oxford Summary: A chance discovery has opened up a new method of finding unknown viruses. Researchers have ...

The DNA of ancient viruses first spotted in the Neanderthal genome have now been identified in modern humans – although whether they cause disease is not yet clear. In 2010, researchers unveiled ...