A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

An enzymatic scissors recognizes and cuts viral RNA, but leaves the host cell unharmed. This opens up new antiviral ...

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are the first in the world to characterize human antibodies capable of ...

Kell calls hantaviruses “wild,” with sporadic outbreaks. Doing a clinical trial on a possible therapy or vaccine for such a ...

While many viruses kill their hosts, not all viruses are harmful. In fact, some even benefit the cells they infect. For instance, temperate phages are viruses capable of replicating innocuously inside ...

NAMs may enable faster identification of emerging swine viruses, improve understanding of virus-host interactions, and help ...

Scientists have finally watched influenza viruses break into living human cells in real time, catching the microscopic invaders as they latch on, glide across the surface and slip inside. Instead of a ...

Doctors say there are currently no approved antiviral treatments for the deadly Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.