The tools for advancing our understanding of basic biology have become increasingly capable of taking on large, ...

The presence of mobile genetic elements, such as plasmids, transposons, and integrons, greatly enhances the frequency of HGT.

Genetic change plays a critical role in the adaptation and evolution of bacteria. By acquiring new genes and traits, bacteria ...

Carbohydrate metabolism influences the outcome of host-parasite relationships. This study shows that insect short ...

A large-scale study reveals that only a few bat lineages harbor viruses with high epidemic potential, reshaping our understanding of zoonotic threats and calling for more targeted, clade-specific ...

Polish diagnostician Dr. Jaroslaw Wilczynski says to look beyond symptoms, analyze the data and admit where things go wrong ...

Three out of four adults in the United States live with conditions that can increase the risk of severe illness. 9 Chronic ...

Unraveling mechanisms underlying post-acute SARS-CoV-2 sequelae (long COVID) and finding therapeutic solutions require a full understanding of the causative role of SARS-CoV-2 persistence and/or ...

Infectious diseases remain one of the greatest global health challenges, with bacteria, viruses, and fungi continually ...

Currently, animal-borne viral diseases seriously threaten the development of the world's breeding industry, especially in ...

THE pronounced seasonal fluctuations in the morbidity of influenza and poliomyelitis are largely unexplained. Both diseases can probably be transmitted by airborne infection and by many other ways ...