Washington State University researchers have discovered how a group of coronaviruses circulating in hedgehogs invades host ...

When you think of viruses, you probably think of flu-like symptoms and quarantines. Humankind has suffered from viral ...

The gut microbiome, a collection of archaea, bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in the human gastrointestinal tract, is known to have a powerful influence on our health and well-being that starts ...

The world is full of microbes, and we don’t know anything about many of them. Lots of these microbes, which include bacteria, fungi, and viruses, are harmless. But others can affect us in different ...

University of Delaware undergraduate student Spencer Toth was always interested in the environment and biology, so when she arrived at UD and realized that she could combine both of her passions by ...

Researchers invented a 3D-printed device to scan mosquito excrement for viruses, the same way wastewaster is monitored for ...

Learn how mosquito waste may aid in virus detection in our environment, offering insights into disease prevention and public ...

Penn State scientists uncovered an ancient bacterial defense where dormant viral DNA helps bacteria fight new viral threats. The enzyme PinQ flips bacterial genes to create protective proteins that ...

Researchers identify the first known instance of one virus attaching to another with stunning clarity in transmission electron microscopy images. Universities around the world run investigative ...

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, ...

The scavenging behavior of many wild birds plays an important role in the type, number and variety of viruses they have, a ...