Scientists have uploaded a viral genome to a quantum computer, marking an important step for the future of quantum-enabled ...

Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, ...

Suddenly they appear and -- like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In ...

Using genomics, evolutionary biologists test several hypotheses on the origin of viruses. New evidence suggests they may have emerged more times than previously thought. Corroborating the virus-first ...