Scientists discover hidden virus in gut bacteria that may be linked to colorectal cancer development, offering new insights ...

A previously unknown virus may be the key to assessing the risk of colorectal cancer and improving diagnosis.

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have identified a new virus that appears to be linked to colon cancer.

In an early animal test, a new nasal-spray vaccine has shown promise against a variety of germs and a common allergen, ...

A new Boeing prototype lavatory zaps germs with UV rays New Research Bits of ancient viral invaders woven into the human genome seem to boost our immune system While the link between Zika and ...

There's a microbial arms race going on all around us between germs and drugs, and among different types of microorganisms in nature. Bacteria have devised some sneaky ways to compete with other ...

Some gut bacteria have a spooky superpower: they can reanimate dormant viruses lurking within other microbes. This viral awakening unleashes full-blown infections that destroy the virus-carrying cells ...

The microbes could surrender to the harmless virus, but instead freeze in place, dormant, waiting for their potential predator to go away, according to a recent study in mBio. University of Illinois ...

Gut bacteria brew all sorts of chemicals, but we don't know what most of them do. A new study suggests that one such compound, previously linked to cancer, may serve as a bizarre weapon in microbial ...