https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Human-resident microbes can influence both health and disease. Investigating the microbiome using next-generation sequencing technology has revealed examples of mutualism and conflict between microbes and humans. https://phys.org/news/2020-07-comprehensive-description-human-tissue-virome.html Biotechnology Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:26:14 EDT news514549569 Wildlife biologists tracking a tumor-causing virus first diagnosed in eastern wild turkeys five years ago have found the virus is far more widespread—but less deadly—than expected. https://phys.org/news/2015-01-scientists-tumor-causing-virus-widespread-wild.html Ecology Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:08:38 EST news340888109 (Phys.org) —Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a disease that is almost always fatal in cattle. Cows contract MCF after coming into contact with wildebeest carrying a form of herpes virus known as alcelaphine herpesvirus 1 (AlHV-1). In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Benjamin Dewals of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Liège in Belgium and his team report that they have discovered the gene that enables AlHV-1 infection to progress to MCF, and they have developed a vaccine against the disease. https://phys.org/news/2013-04-scientists-vaccine-cattle-disease.html Plants & Animals Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:20:01 EDT news286543832