Urban microbiome research increasingly reveals that cities are dynamic habitats teeming with microbial life, shaped by ...

Researchers found three bacteriophages disable MurJ, a key cell wall transporter, by locking it outward-facing. This blocks peptidoglycan synthesis, killing bacteria and revealing a new antibiotic ...

Researchers at Stanford University are leading efforts on a one-of-a-kind universal nasal respiratory vaccine.

“Our analyses show that the historical [human Rhinovirus] A genome represents an extinct lineage closely related to HRV A19 ...

Antibiotic resistance is rising fast, killing tens of thousands each year in the U.S. alone—and scientists are racing to find ...

A version of this Priestley Medal address will be presented at the American Chemical Society Spring 2026 meeting ...

A vaccine usually trains your immune system to recognize one target. Here, the target is basically “anything that doesn’t ...

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection dramatically remodels the host cell's nuclear structures. Infection leads to ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

In 1990, I finished my PhD on primate evolution and went to my postdoc in Davis, California, USA. It was meant to be on fruit fly ...

Multiple sclerosis is also caused by a virus carried by almost all humans. A new study provides an explanation as to why only certain people develop the disease. This also opens up the possibility of ...

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally figured out the structure of a key herpes virus protein that is vital for how the virus copies its DNA. This protein, called origin-binding protein ...