When people talk about the coronavirus, they sometimes describe this invisible entity as if it has a personality and even a conscience. If you ask a biology or medical student what a virus is, they ...

Archaeal viruses represent a remarkably diverse group infecting a domain of life distinct from both bacteria and eukaryotes. Their genomic characteristics often reveal novel gene repertoires and ...

It could be a real-life "Contagion," much like the movie. As a deadly pandemic spreads across the globe, a timely new study has identified key drivers of "virus spillover" from mammals to humans.