PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University researchers have developed a machine learning model that could help prevent pandemics by identifying animal species likely to harbor viruses capable ...

All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA—and it likely lived on Earth only 400 ...

Viruses display both life-like and non-living traits, which influences how we approach treatments like antiviral drugs designed to block their replication inside host cells.

Discover the truth behind the first virus and how it set the stage for the viral forces we still face today.What if the story of viruses stretches back to the very beginning of life on Earth? In ...

Researchers have discovered the first viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life. The discovery offers tantalizing clues about the origins of complex ...

Archaeal viruses represent a remarkably diverse group infecting a domain of life distinct from both bacteria and eukaryotes. Their genomic characteristics often reveal novel gene repertoires and ...

Because wildlife serve as a reservoir for the virus, it is important to determine if wildlife play a role in the maintenance and spread of these lineages. To determine the genetic characteristics of ...