A virus has been used to reprogram cells in the brains of mice so that they produce dopamine – the brain chemical missing in people who have Parkinson’s disease ...

Guinea-Bissau's health minister says the government is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on ...

For over a century, scientists have been fascinated by bacteriophages, the tiny viruses that naturally hunt and kill bacteria. University of Otago researchers are turning to these microscopic ...

Watch a white blood cell actively searching for bacteria or viruses under the microscope.

Taking images of tiny structures within cells is tricky business. One technique, cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET), shoots electrons through a frozen sample. The images formed by the electrons ...

In a new study, we and an international team scientists examined the behavior of marine viruses in a large band of oxygen-rich water just under the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. What we discovered ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news. Some play a helpful, even critical, role in sustaining marine life ...