The intricate division of labor within a "crown-shaped" protein complex, which viruses use to replicate their ribonucleic ...
Wanted: a cheap, multipotent treatment for viral infections. Must be able to handle new or unfamiliar strains, or (even ...
The rate of HIV infection continues to climb globally. Around 40 million people live with HIV-1, the most common HIV strain. While symptoms can now be better managed with lifelong treatment, there is ...
Zika virus hijacks a key protein implicated in brain development for its own replication. Researchers led by Associate Professor Priya Shah at the University of California, Davis (CA, USA), have ...
Researchers at Umeå University have identified two human cell proteins, NUP98 and NUP153, that play a crucial role in how ...
Some 254 million people live with a chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection that is often asymptomatic for decades, only to ...
The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the avian influenza virus's ...
Scientists are uncovering viral features that blur the boundary between living and non-living, from giant viruses with protein-making tools to mysterious RNA entities in our microbiomes. These ...