New paper explains a totally new way that viruses operate in building particles and how viruses can change shapes to interact with their host cells

Our age, sex, infection history, and genetics can affect our immune system and make us more prone to disease

Some viruses can produce insulin-like hormones that stimulate human cells—and have potential to cause diabetes

University of Iowa biologist finds giant virus family and eukaryotes have similar set of genes

Researchers and medics hope that phages can be engineered to combat certain bacterial infections

An astonishing number of viruses are circulating around the Earth's atmosphere—and falling from it

The unusual characteristics of these abundant, bacteria-killing viruses could lead to evolutionary insights

Coughing and sneezing not required for transmission

New approach developed at UCLA could help curtail hospitalizations due to influenza infection

An interferon cell receptor spurs cell suicide in mouse fetuses infected with Zika virus and could play a role in certain pregnancy complications