The official body charged with virus classification has released four new principles that bring order to the viral world. This provides a unified framework that will enable all viruses to be ...

Taxonomy is the science of classification according to a predetermined system, with the resulting catalog used to provide a conceptual framework for discussion, analysis or information retrieval. The ...

How shotgun metagenomic sequencing profiles both community composition and functional potential, and what host DNA and depth requirements it imposes.

In a recent article published in PLOS Biology, a team of 45 virologists, evolutionary biologists, bioinformaticians, and structural biologists from around the world arrived at a consensus on virus ...

Are species constructs of the human mind? -- Why is there a species problem? -- Is the biological species a class or is it an individual? -- What are traits in taxonomy? -- Diversity within the ...

The EU Taxonomy is the first-of-its-kind sustainable business classification system that aims to standardize for the investment community what qualifies as an investment in a sustainable business. It ...