Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together as germs, and they share many characteristics. They’re invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere. And both can make us sick, even kill us. That last ...

The size of any viral or bacterial particle can provide a useful insight into how these infecting species can wreak havoc on host cells. Since the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS ...

PHILADELPHIA - By combining two techniques, an international team of scientists led by researchers at The Wistar Institute has derived the "quasi-atomic" structure of a common bacteriophage, a type of ...

"Microgravity pushed evolution into corners of the phage we still don't fully understand" ...

Researchers have discovered the first giant virus in Finland. The specimen demonstrates that such huge viruses are more common in northern regions than previously thought. Viruses are tiny. Even ...