Viral DNA that is usually dismissed when sequencing the human genome could help to uncover useful information about complex ...

New UB research has found that triggering a cell's DNA damage response could be useful in developing treatments for some disease-causing viruses.

Ancient DNA is turning human evolution into a crime scene reconstruction, and one of the prime suspects is a herpesvirus that ...

Scientists at the University of Vienna, Austria, have screened great ape specimens obtained from natural history museums to identify DNA viruses. This groundbreaking study provides unique insights ...