The difference between bacteria and viruses, which is more harmful, and how to prevent infection from both

Bacteria and viruses are the most common causes of disease, but they have some key differences. Here's what you need to know.

Custom Viruses Are on the Way—And Scientists Are Already Printing Them for You

Viruses are so simple in their structure, they may not even qualify as living things. Yet, they are ruthless in their robotic ...
Scientific American

Bacteria Use Viral Naps to Build Immunity

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human ...
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AI can now be used to design brand-new viruses. Can we stop it from making the next devastating bioweapon?

Scientists have used AI to design bacteriophages, or viruses that infect only bacteria. Does the prospect of designing ...
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Experts Alarmed That AI Is Now Producing Functional Viruses

After scientists showed that AI can design a working virus, it's time to address the obvious: what if it's also used to make ...
EurekAlert!

Bacteria-virus arms race provides rare window into rapid and complex evolution

In laboratory flasks containing just two teaspoons of media, scientists document how rapid adaptation between bacteria and viruses produce complex ecological networks. As conceived by Charles Darwin ...