Study finds that the viral genome can be split between different cells and still cause infection, challenging a fundamental paradigm in virus research Scientists have shown that different segments of a virus genome can...
In order for the Ebola virus (EBOV) to hijack a cell, it must first “board” its intended mass replication vehicle. The biomechanics of this process have been elusive, hindering the development of potential clinical...
Scientists decipher protein structure after more than fifty years of research Viruses depend on host cells for replication, but how does a virus induce its host to transcribe its own genetic information alongside that...
Bats don’t only carry the deadly Ebola virus, but are also a reservoir for a new type of influenza virus. These newly discovered flu viruses could potentially also attack the cells of humans and livestock...
Killer immune cells that can fight all strains of influenza virus provide the potential for a universal, one-shot flu vaccine. In the battle against the flu, our ‘killer’ immune cells are like the body’s border control...
The weather phenomenon El Niño and global warming fueled the spread of the Zika virus in South America, scientists at the University of Liverpool say. The study comes after The World Health Organization declared last...
Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed the first vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific virus that doesn’t have any effect on people, making the...
The Ebola virus is known for how quickly and effectively it shuts down a hosts’s immune system. Scientific research has already identified proteins within the virus that hamper the host’s immune response...
Chinese researchers said they may have found a simple, convenient and potentially “revolutionary” new approach to create effective vaccines by just genetically tweaking live viruses to make them capable of...
Scientists from the University of Utah and University of Washington have developed blueprints that instruct human cells to assemble a virus-like delivery system that can transport custom cargo from one cell to another...