A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opts its host’s systems with the help of ...

In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, ...

A giant virus encodes part of the protein-making toolkit of cells that gives it greater control over its amoeba host, raising questions about how it evolved and how such beings relate to living organi ...

The city clerk’s office will be open evenings through Feb. 20 to register voters. Persons who have not voted in the city before, who have not voted in the past two years, or moved to a new precinct, ...

I installed a terrifying virus on my computer, and the only way to uninstall it is to beat its “game…” Edited by ...

ZURICH, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Logitech International (LOGN.S), opens new tab reported its best quarterly earnings since the pandemic on Tuesday, as the computer peripherals maker was boosted by higher ...

On January 19, 1986, the world became aware of what is widely regarded as the first major computer virus to spread globally: Brain. While earlier experimental self-replicating programs had existed, ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Taiwan-based TSMC, the world’s largest computer chip maker, plans to increase its capital spending by as much as nearly 40% this year after it reported a 35% jump in its net profit ...