A virus that infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy, say researchers at ...

A common plant virus once known only for infecting black-eyed peas is now taking center stage in cancer research. This virus, known as cowpea mosaic virus or CPMV, is being studied as a promising, ...

A plant virus has made over a billion year evolutionary jump to infect honeybees. Is the plant virus possibly to blame for recent worldwide honeybee population decline?

Viruses are getting a pretty bad rap lately, but they’re not always our enemy. In a new study led by the University of Verona, researchers have used plant viruses to make new nanoparticles that ...

In a study that could lead to new ways to prevent infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and similar organisms, Purdue University researchers have been able to genetically modify a plant to ...

But these pups are in luck. They’re patients in an experimental study exploring the efficacy of a new cancer treatment derived from a common plant virus.

Scientists have learned how plants keep viruses from being passed to their offspring, a finding that could ensure healthier crops. The discovery could also help reduce the transmission of diseases ...

Plant parasitic nematodes are microscopic soil-dwelling creatures that damage crops by feeding on their roots. Scientists have now developed a greener and more efficient means of eradicating them ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A common virus turns a squash plant into just the right kind of deceptive advertiser. When cucumber mosaic virus, known as CMV, infects garden-variety squash plants, the plants ...

A common plant virus is an unlikely ally in the war on cancer Promising results from injecting dog and mouse tumors with the cowpea mosaic virus.