The lytic and lysogenic cycles are the two main phases of a virus’ infective lifecycle and route to replication. The lytic cycle, or virulent infection, involves a virus taking control of a host cell ...

Viruses talk to each other, and not just about the weather. They talk about whether or not they should infect or kill their host (no big deal, right?). Rotem Zorek, lead author Zohar Erez, and ...

The diel cycle is one of the most common periodic patterns in marine ecosystems. Previously, the diel rhythm changes of marine bacterioplankton have often been attributed to factors like bacterial ...