The presence of human waste in sewage overflow or stormwater runoff that ultimately finds its way into rivers and lakes is a ...

Researchers from South Korea developed a novel microbial source tracking method using CrAss-like phages, abundant viruses in ...

Ancient viruses embedded in human DNA millions of years ago may play a role in raising people’s risks of depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The viral genes have unusual activity ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (CBS) -- A tiny hand crafted from DNA in a lab in Illinois may be able to help researchers get a hold of viruses and isolate them. Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana ...

Single-cell analysis has helped researchers uncover how BKPyV replicates, opening the door to new drug targets.

To fight the virus that causes influenza, one of the avenues being explored by scientists is the development of drugs capable of destabilizing its genome, made up of RNA molecules. But the ...

The study is published in the journal PLOS Pathogens. With only seven genes, the BK polyomavirus must use the host cell’s DNA replication machinery to produce new viruses. Although the virus was ...