A research team from Kumamoto University has made a new discovery that reveals how the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 ...

In this study, researchers examined Streptomyces davawensis, an actinomycete species, and discovered that it produces virus-like particles that facilitate host reproduction. Extracellular DNA, which ...

Researchers have discovered that virus-like nanoparticles can promote the multicellular organization and reproduction of host bacteria. These particles, which are evolutionarily related to phages ...

A new study published Jan. 13 in mBio shows that the Zika virus hijacks a host protein called ANKLE2, which happens to be important for brain development, to assist its own reproduction.

What the coronavirus reproduction number is, and why we should keep an eye on it By Patrick Cain Global News Posted May 14, 2020 1:21 pm 3 min read ...

Compared to viruses, bacteria are larger and have a more sophisticated structure that includes a cytoplasm, membrane, cell wall, and genetic material. Because they reproduce via binary fission ...

Hepatitis B virus, a killer of more than one million people each year, is a notoriously wily virus, often lingering and ...

When viruses reproduce, they don’t always make perfect copies. The imperfect copying, called a mutation, changes the way a virus behaves and infects people. These new, imperfect copies are ...