Nature

This giant virus hijacks cells’ protein-making machinery to multiply wildly

A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opts its host’s systems with the help of ...

Giant DNA viruses encode their own eukaryote-like translation machinery, researchers discover

In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, ...

North Korean job scammers target JavaScript and Python developers with fake interview tasks spreading malware

Operation Dream Job is evolving once again, and now comes through malicious dependencies on bare-bones projects.

PromptSpy is the first Android malware to use generative AI at runtime

Researchers have discovered the first known Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow, using Google's Gemini ...
Nature

Parasitic wasps use tamed virus to castrate caterpillars

A parasitic wasp castrates its moth larvae hosts by injecting them with a ‘domesticated’ virus that causes cells in the larvae’s testes to die. Now, scientists know exactly how the virus does its ...

New review points to faster, safer vaccine development

Viral mimic systems and other tech platforms could enable local testing of vaccine candidates and antiviral therapies. This ...
PRIMETIMER

Resident Evil’s T-virus brought to life as Capcom partners with biotech firm for exhibit

Capcom and biotech art group LOM BABY bring Resident Evil’s T-virus to Shibuya PARCO, explaining the exhibit, safety claims, and real biotech context ...
The Hill

Chinese scientists ‘create’ mutant Coronavirus with 100% kill rate in Mice: Alina Chan reacts

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