A new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.

Viruses in the cold waters of the Arctic are strongly seasonal and are also detected in the Antarctic. This surprising discovery comes from a multi-year time-series study led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz ...

The viruses that kill bacteria may be our best bet against antibiotic resistance — if we can understand how they win.

Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are being wiped out by avian malaria. Scientists think they can battle the problem by ...

How to Turn a Virus Into a Cancer Fighter The genetically modified virus, known as RP1, is a version of the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) — the same one responsible for cold sores.

The human gut microbiome has been shown to impact health in a myriad of ways. The type and abundance of different bacteria ...

A genetically modified version of the virus behind cold sores might one day help people who’ve run out of other options. A modified herpesvirus combined with an immunotherapy drug shrank or ...

Gain-of-function experiments are ingrained in the scientific process. In many instances, the benefits that stem from gain-of-function experiments are not immediately clear. Only decades later does the ...

Bacteria introduced into the gut, whether those are naturally-occurring probiotics or genetically modified strains, often struggle to colonise the large intestine, because they have to compete ...