Spaceflight supercharges viruses’ ability to infect bacteria
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What Happens When Bacteria-Killing Viruses Go to Space
The oldest battle on Earth, the one between bacteria and the viruses that prey on…
Cells Have a Crystal Trigger That Makes Them Self-Destruct When Viruses Invade
October 20, 20253 min readCells Have a Crystal Trigger That Makes Them Self-Destruct When Viruses…
Bird Flu and Human Flu Viruses Could Mix in Cow Udders and Spark a Pandemic
September 25, 20254 min readCow Udders Could Brew Up Dangerous New Bird Flu StrainsCells in…
Some viruses like to cheat – and that may be good for our health
Some influenza viruses are freeloadersBSIP SA/Alamy Even viruses have to contend with parasites in the…
Viruses in the Gut Protect Us and Change with Age and Diet
September 8, 20252 min readLittle-Known ‘Gut Virome’ Protects Us—And Changes throughout Our LivesA new review…
Two sneaky viruses may be messing with honeybee flight
Honeybees routinely battle infectious fungi, bacteria, mites and virusesAnthony Brown/Alamy Two seemingly innocuous viral infections…
Engineered Viruses Are Transforming Neuroscience and Treating Brain Disease
The brain is like an ecosystem—thousands of different types of cells connect to form one…
Viruses may help store vast amounts of carbon in soil
A bacteriophage virus can kill microbes, influencing what happens to the carbon their bodies containnobeastsofierce…
Crispr-Enhanced Viruses Are Being Deployed Against UTIs
Locus’s therapy is actually a cocktail of six phages. The company used artificial intelligence to…