RNA is usually portrayed as a molecule that works deep inside the cell, helping to turn genetic information into proteins.

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative.

Filoviruses get their name from the Latin word "filum," meaning thread—a reference to their long, filamentous shape. This ...

A new study from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London, UK reveals how ancient viral DNA once written off as ...