The researchers took a “safety-first” approach. They deliberately excluded all viruses that infect humans or animals from the ...

In a sealed lab, a string of code has become something stranger and more unsettling than software. Using artificial intelligence, researchers have written the genetic instructions for a virus that has ...

Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.

The laboratories of the International Space Station (ISS) offer a unique observation ground for the evolution of microbes. A ...

Scientists have made the first step towards creating new species in the lab. Researchers have used artificial intelligence to ...

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 ...

A new study has shown that person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a population. The work, published today as a Reviewed ...

Michael Worobey's lab has circled the globe for clues to how killer viruses jump into humans and then spread worldwide. Think "CSI" for HIV: Researchers have collected traces of viral DNA from ...

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which bacteria share their genetic material through virus parasites. The insights could help scientists to better understand how bacteria ...