Ancient viral DNA in bacteria helps block new infections, offering a potential path to fight antibiotic resistance.

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Viral infections trigger inflammation that raises heart disease risk, study finds. Vaccination against COVID, flu and ...

The Russian authorities have arrested three individuals in Moscow who are believed to be the creators and operators of the ...

Tiny viruses that only infect and kill bacteria can help treat deadly antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections with ...

In the largest synthesis to date, researchers reviewed 155 studies linking viral infections, including influenza, SARS-CoV-2, ...

Researchers discovered that bacteria use a recombinase enzyme to activate fossil viral DNA and defend against new infections, ...