Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

In a new study, we and an international team of scientists examined the behavior of marine viruses in a large band of ...

The discovery of a giant virus called Ushikuvirus offers inklings into the origin and evolution of our complex cells and new ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown giant virus that may offer new insight into how complex life first evolved.

Ushikuvirus, an amoeba-infecting giant virus, joins the family of giant viruses that may have driven the evolution of complex ...

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses.

Learn how a newly discovered virus disrupts its host’s nucleus in ways that echo how complex cells may have formed billions ...

Members of a new class of antivirals are being tested in U.S. clinical trials, and one has gained approval in Japan, but how ...

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses.

Researchers uncovered a previously unknown CRISPR immune response in bacteria that targets transfer RNAs. The newly ...

Researchers at Utah State University have reported a previously unrecognised CRISPR immune response in which a bacterial ...

An HIV-derived nucleoside therapy now treats rare genetic diseases by restoring mitochondrial DNA and improving muscle ...