In an article published in Nature Microbiology, scientists reveal the existence of numerous new lineages of mirusviruses, ...

New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no antiviral ...

The cold sore-causing Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) hijacks human cells and reconfigures its DNA within just an hour after infection, according to a new study that may help tackle the pathogen. Viruses ...

A common hallmark of viral genome replication is a high mutation rate, which can aid in their ability to evade new treatments and acquire resistance to once-effective antiviral medications. Now, a new ...

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative.

Transposable elements are stretches of DNA that can move around the genome. Many of these DNA sequences originate from long ...

Discover how a tiny RNA molecule serves as a molecular switch in viral infections, providing insights into phage biology.

Even its ancestry is an enigma. Phylogenetic trees place Sukunaarchaeum as a “deep-branching” member of the domain Archaea—one of life’s three great domains that includes extremophiles and gave rise ...

Deep in coastal mangroves and even inside our own mouths, biologists are finding that DNA does not always sit in a simple ...

Bacteria use a short RNA guide to detect viruses and activate a self-destruct mechanism that protects the wider microbial ...