Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together as germs, and they share many characteristics. They’re invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere. And both can make us sick. Bacteria and viruses ...

With resistance spreading and new antibiotics arriving slowly, targets highlighted by viruses could keep future infections treatable. Millions of virus genomes now sit in sequence databases, and many ...

"It has been a paradox that we repeatedly find the same bacterium in connection with colorectal cancer, while at the same time it is a completely normal part of the gut in healthy people," says ...

As vital as vaccines are, they can be frustratingly selective about their targets. Scientists from institutions across the US ...

An oncologist explains the findings.

Scientists found a virus hidden in gut bacteria that may double colorectal cancer risk, according to a new study. Here, an oncologist explains the findings.

Peering through his microscope in 1910, Franco-Canadian microbiologist Félix d'Hérelle noticed some "clear spots" in his bacterial cultures, an anomaly that turned out to be viruses preying on the ...

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have built a cancer therapy that makes bacteria and viruses work as a team. In a study published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering, the Synthetic Biological ...

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

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