In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, comparable to a mechanism in eukaryotic cells. The finding challenges the dogma ...

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

A resurfaced video claims chickenpox vaccination fuels shingles outbreaks. Studies show shingles is less common among vaccinated kids.

Microbiologists Patrick Moreira and Purificación López-García, together with virologists Arturo Ludmir and Lynn Enquist, are at the center of a sharp debate over whether viruses count as living ...

Recent research reveals that nuclear speckles play a key role in modifying viral messenger RNAs and in their transport out of ...

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

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are investigating how mechanical forces—such as stretching and changes in tissue stiffness—influence viral infection rates in the lungs to understand ...

The consequences of the anti-vaccine movement reach beyond today’s controversies. Scott Gottlieb is a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. He serves on the boards of Pfizer and ...

US health authorities have issued "level 2" advisories for travellers to the Seychelles, Bolivia, and Suriname due to an outbreak of the chikungunya virus. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral ...

More than 1,500 newborns in Manitoba have been screened for a congenital virus that can cause birth defects since last ...

Nipah virus is usually found in animals but can also infect humans. The symptoms include fever, headaches, confusion, and breathing problems. Early medical care can improve the chances of survival, ...