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

Baylor College of Medicine researchers are part of a collaborative research group with AstraZeneca and Memorial Sloan ...

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

The researchers took a “safety-first” approach. They deliberately excluded all viruses that infect humans or animals from the ...

DNA that humans acquired from ancient viruses plays a key role in switching parts of our genetic code on and off, a new study has found. Nearly half of the human genome consists of segments called ...

A tiny, four-fingered "hand" folded from a single piece of DNA can pick up the virus that causes COVID-19 for highly sensitive rapid detection and can even block viral particles from entering cells to ...

You're walking around right now carrying the genetic fingerprints of infections that happened millions of years ago. Deep ...

Scientists have made the first step towards creating new species in the lab. Researchers have used artificial intelligence to ...

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - Pieces of DNA from a pig virus were found in Merck & Co Inc's vaccine against a diarrhea-causing infection, but U.S. health officials said on Thursday there was no ...

Illinois researchers developed a nanorobotic hand made of DNA that can grab viruses for detection or inhibition. In this artist’s rendering, three “NanoGripper” hands wrap around a COVID-19 virus.

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...