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Coinfecting viruses impede each other’s ability to enter cells

The process by which phages — viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria — enter cells has been studied for…

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The vital viruses that shape your microbiome and your health

Withdrawn and anxious, the mice in John Cryan’s lab were behaving like you or I might if we had experienced…

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Bird flu viruses may infect mammary glands more commonly than thought

The discovery of bird flu in dairy cow milk highlighted a previously overlooked target for the H5N1 virus: mammary glands.…

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Not so selfish after all: Viruses use freeloading genes as weapons

Curious bits of DNA tucked inside genomes across all kingdoms of life historically have been disregarded since they don't seem…

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Computer viruses can spread by using ChatGPT to write sneaky emails

Malware could use ChatGPT to rewrite its own code JuSun/Getty Researchers have shown that a computer virus can use ChatGPT…

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