While they've played a role in human evolution, they can also cause problems like cancer, brain disorders, and even aging.

The influenza virus manipulates the body's gene regulation system to accelerate its own spread, according to researchers at ...

The influenza virus manipulates the body’s gene regulation system to accelerate its own spread, according to researchers at ...

Bacteria use a newly discovered system called Kongming to turn viral enzymes into a self-destruct signal, with big biotech ...

The common cold sore virus, which is often caught in childhood, usually stays in the body for life – quietly dormant in the ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising trick used by the herpes simplex virus to wake up inside the body. Researchers at the ...

Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infects the liver and causes severe inflammation. According to WHO estimates, 12 million people ...

Plant breeding plays a vital role in ensuring global food security by increasing crop yields, improving nutritional quality ...

While AGO2 usually works outside the cell nucleus, in conjunction with infection, the virus manages to move the ... as RNA interference -- even using it inside the nucleus, where it isn't normally ...