WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — One of the first things the general of any army does before a battle is scout the terrain. Without seeing and understanding the battlefield, the issues of tactics, strategy and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human immune ...

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In an unprecedented scientific achievement, researchers have managed to revive viruses that remained frozen for an approximate 50,000 years. The study not only advances our understanding of ancient ...

Penn State scientists uncovered an ancient bacterial defense where dormant viral DNA helps bacteria fight new viral threats. The enzyme PinQ flips bacterial genes to create protective proteins that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Environmental systems scientist at the University of Delaware. Finally, while current environmental indicators may seem to be ...

Study: Reconstructing the early spatial spread of pandemic respiratory viruses in the United States. Image Credit: america365 / Shutterstock.com *Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary ...

Viruses are everywhere in wastewater treatment plants, quietly interacting with bacteria as sewage is cleaned and reused. A new study reveals that these viral communities are far more complex and ...

Viruses, wildfires, emissions from manufacturing...the list of natural and man-made airborne contaminants is long. Our air quality is affected by nearby environmental factors, as well as ripple ...

Scientists have uncovered hundreds of new ‘giant viruses’ also known as ‘giruses’, in oceans worldwide. They used advanced computer software to analyse and unravel many types of viruses present in ...