Scientists in Japan have discovered a previously unknown giant virus, offering new insight into this enigmatic category of ...

The researchers took a “safety-first” approach. They deliberately excluded all viruses that infect humans or animals from the ...

Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.

The laboratories of the International Space Station (ISS) offer a unique observation ground for the evolution of microbes. A ...

Study: Ancient evolutionary origins of hepatitis E virus in rodents. Image Credit: Shutterstock AI / Shutterstock.com A recent study published in PNAS describes the evolutionary origins of hepatitis E ...

In the early, uncertain days of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists delivered one comforting pronouncement: The virus that caused COVID mutates rather slowly. If that remained true, the virus would ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...