viruses

The most comprehensive survey of how we share our microbiomes suggests a new way of thinking about the risks of developing some diseases that aren’t usually considered contagious.

Several real-life pathogens can change a host’s behavior against their will. Here’s what we know about these zombie-like infections.

“Virovores” — organisms that survive and multiply by eating viruses — might influence the flow of energy through ecosystems.

Even though we’ve learned a lot about this relative of smallpox, some mysteries remain due to a lack of political will.

A new study reveals that bacteria can fight viruses in a surprisingly elegant way that has no known counterpart in more complex life.

Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist who became a lifeline for the worried and the curious during the pandemic, thinks that nasal spray vaccines could be the next needed breakthrough in our fight against the coronavirus.

While it’s understandable to focus on the diseases affecting humans, it’s important to study how our illnesses may affect animals.

Studies that map the adaptive value of viral mutations hint at how the COVID-19 pandemic might progress next.

No matter how much we’d like to eradicate SARS-CoV-2, it may be better to settle for other forms of control.