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UC Riverside scientists identify mechanism that creates immunity to influenza A virus

A team of researchers, co-led by a University of California, Riverside professor, has found a long-sought-after mechanism in human cells that creates immunity to influenza A virus, which causes annual seasonal epidemics...

13 December, 2016

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Dengue virus protein alters blood vessel surface, makes it leaky

The major symptom of severe dengue disease is leakage of blood plasma out of small blood vessels, which can lead to shock and death. A study published on July 14th in PLOS Pathogens suggests that the dengue virus (DENV)...

20 July, 2016

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Anatomy of a virus

A mass spectrometry-based analysis of influenza virions provides a detailed view of their composition. A spherical influenza virion is an orderly hodgepodge comprised of hundreds of proteins that originate from both the...

17 September, 2014

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New vaccine design holds potential

Research out of the University of Michigan and Purdue University has found an important aspect of how both the dengue virus and West Nile virus replicate in their host cells. The scientists believe this will lead to a...

26 February, 2014

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