For decades, biology textbooks have drawn a firm line: viruses are not alive. They lack the machinery to reproduce on their ...

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 ...

While largely unnoticed, phages do not harm humans. On the contrary, these viruses are gaining increasing popularity as biomedicines to eradicate pathogenic bacteria, especially those associated with ...

Brendan Straut '24 and Dr. Anna Kloc, his thesis adviser, in the lab. Throughout his time as a Charger, Brendan Straut '24 has had exciting experiences across campus. He's made connections and ...

Astroviruses may not be well known, but they are very common and are the leading cause of diarrhea in children. As many as 90% of children are thought to have had an astrovirus infection by the time ...

Herpes simplex viruses (HSV) are ubiquitous, double‐stranded DNA viruses that establish lifelong infections in human hosts. Central to their cycle is the process of membrane fusion, which permits ...

The latest Nipah virus cluster in West Bengal has reignited fears of a high‑fatality outbreak with global reach, even as officials insist the risk beyond India remains low.

New research has suggested that a virus that has typically been thought of as common and harmless may actually be associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease. This study, which has been ...

Painful tropical virus could become established in UK as temperatures rise - France and Italy had record numbers of ...

Scientists at Duke University have created a real-time video that captures the frantic movements of a single virus as it tries to infect a cell. The video shows a part of the process that’s normally ...

Activate students’ prior knowledge and surface questions by creating a K/W/L chart (what I know, what I want to know, and what I learned) about COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2. Given that this is a deeply ...