For over a century, scientists have analyzed the vast microbial world within the human body. They’ve found bacteria, fungi, ...

The viruses that infect human cells have turned ... “They’re in a partnership.” In the human body, for example, phages typically don’t exterminate their host bacteria.

Researchers have discovered a virus that could enter human cells in a similar way to COVID-19. But they caution it's much ...

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A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread ...

From our nose to our lungs to our guts, the human body is home to a diverse range of microorganisms. Such rich microbial ecosystems are prime hunting grounds for viruses that infect and kill bacteria.

There are at least 38 recognized species of hantavirus across the world, 24 of which cause disease in humans. It’s considered ...

A man took his life after rabies infection in a Tamil Nadu hospital. Rabies is a viral infection that attacks the central ...

Researchers used cryo-EM, glycoproteomics, and modeling to generate the atomic structure of a fully glycosylated and membrane ...

Researchers discovered that when Covid-19 infects a human cell, it sets off a ghoulish transformation. The cell doesn’t die right away. Obeying instructions from the virus, the newly infected ...

We live in an era when human activities are negatively modifying the world at alarming rates. We are experiencing a massive ...

The viruses we know best are the ones that make ... We don’t know for sure, because most of the so-called human virome remains a mystery. Get the news that matters most ...