A research team at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has identified a previously unknown cellular mechanism crucial to the ...

Using genomics, evolutionary biologists test several hypotheses on the origin of viruses. New evidence suggests they may have ...

Researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered a human gene, the protein PARP14, plays a role in regulating interferon, part of the body’s innate immune system.

Today's high-tech electronics and green energy technologies would not function without rare earth elements (REEs). These 17 ...

The discovery could serve as a starting point for antiviral strategies. A research team at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, ...

Apple TV's 'Pluribus' Season 1, Episode 3 contains a passing comment that could be a red herring or a hint at the hive mind ...

In the ongoing fight against viruses, a new scientific approach could bring sweeping change. Instead of targeting the virus ...

A person in Washington is presumed infected with bird flu virus. Health officials in the state do not know the source.

Whether infection of cells by individual virions occurs randomly or if there is some form (s) of competition or cooperativity between individual virions remains largely unknown for most virus-cell ...

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally figured out the structure of a key herpes virus protein that is vital for ...