Browsing: Viruses

March 15, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmSpaceflight supercharges viruses’ ability to infect bacteriaViruses develop tricks to attack bacteria without the help of gravityBy…

The US government has amplified anti-vaccine rhetoric and signaled that it does not consider measles to be a priority, which could have global ramifications as countries…

October 20, 20253 min readCells Have a Crystal Trigger That Makes Them Self-Destruct When Viruses InvadeA special class of immune proteins protect us from pathogens but…

October 9, 20253 min readBacteria Use Viral Naps to Build ImmunityNew research shows how microbes use napping viruses to vaccinate themselvesBy Humberto Basilio edited by Sarah…

September 25, 20254 min readCow Udders Could Brew Up Dangerous New Bird Flu StrainsCells in cow udders could act as a site for human flu and…

AI-designed bacteriophages were capable of infecting and killing host bacteria. Credit: Lee D. Simon/Science Photo LibraryScientists have created the first ever viruses designed by artificial intelligence…

September 8, 20252 min readLittle-Known ‘Gut Virome’ Protects Us—And Changes throughout Our LivesA new review study examines the “gut virome”: the microbiome’s mysterious viral populationBy Kate…

Remember those old I’m a Mac, I’m a PC ads? In one, the Mac looks on, concerned, while the PC keeps sneezing from a virus it’s…