Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...

The Human Virome Program will analyze samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health.

Pope Francis' condition isn't life-threatening, but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old ...

Pope Francis' personal physician said the pontiff was responding to drug therapy that was strengthened after he was diagnosed with pneumonia.

Both viral and bacterial infections can result in fever, but the onset, severity, signs, and management are different.

Hundreds of different species of microbes live in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: ...

Speculation is building over whether Pope Francis will resign if he struggles to recover from pneumonia and chronic ...

In the face of rising concerns about antibiotic resistant infections, an international group of microbial experts have launched a powerful and flexible free online genomic toolkit for more rapid ...

It’s hard to say something nice about viruses, but Dr. Joaquín Martínez Martínez can. Dr. Martínez Martínez is a new aquatic ...

The dot in the middle is the shield created by the phage to protect its DNA after it has infected the bacterial cell. Image by Bondy-Denomy Lab Jumbo phages belong to a group of viruses that attack ...

Addressing one of the longstanding challenges in gastrointestinal drug delivery, Virginia Tech researchers have transformed gut bacteria into tiny protein factories. These engineered microbes ...