Scripps professor Sumit Chanda says improving coronavirus care is especially important to get ahead of any future mutations ...

Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells, or capsids, ...

(Reuters) – The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

Tick-borne encephalitis virus can infect the nervous system and cause life-threatening illness. Finding the cellular gateway ...

The viruses had their DNA written by an AI model and are already wreaking havoc on bacteria in the real world.

Viruses are often seen only as killers—responsible for diseases like HIV, Ebola, and influenza. But what if we told you that without them, you wouldn’t exist? Ancient viruses shaped the evolution of ...

The prospect of an outbreak of avian influenza among dairy cattle triggering a pandemic in humans is one step closer than ...

In a study published in the Journal of Virology, scientists demonstrate, in vitro, that by reactivating cellular defense systems hijacked by SARS-CoV-2 for its own benefit, it is possible to ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A new study published Jan. 13 in mBio shows ...

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 ...