If you puncture the ovary of a wasp called Microplitis demolitor, viruses squirt out in vast quantities, shimmering like iridescent blue toothpaste. “It’s very beautiful, and just amazing that there’s ...

There are technically no “good” or “bad” viruses or bacteria – they are completely amoral and selfishly work towards reproducing. Like giant corporations, every bacterium (such as E. coli) or virus ...

I was recently visiting my parents when I got the dreaded question: I think my Mac has a virus but I thought Macs didn’t get viruses? They were obviously a little concerned and somewhat embarrassed ...

Network Associates Inc.’s McAfee.com Corp. on Wednesday boosted global virus intelligence by adding a real-time “virus map” to its Web site. The map claims to allow users to view global virus trends, ...

Editor's note: There has been speculation in the media and via Twitter that DNA fragments of the now-defunct 1918 flu pathogen could be preserved under the permafrost and might pose a potential threat ...

Mutations can result in viruses that infect cells, but can't copy themselves without help from other viruses - now it seems ...