Researchers discover a hidden virus in gut bacteria that could explain colon cancer and help detect it earlier ...

A newly discovered virus hiding inside a common gut bacterium could help explain one of medicine’s long-standing mysteries: why a microbe found in both healthy people and cancer patients is linked to ...

Vaccines have long been considered settled science and the backbone of preventive care from infancy to adulthood in the United States and around the world. Backed by funding from the National ...

The microbes could surrender to the harmless virus, but instead freeze in place, dormant, waiting for their potential predator to go away, according to a recent study in mBio. University of Illinois ...

A new study reveals that the gut microbiome is way more complex than people might think. A virus in it may hold the key to ...

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 ...

Viruses, often seen only as disease-causing agents, may hold surprising potential as natural allies in the fight against climate change. A new study published in Nitrogen Cycling reveals that soil ...

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