In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, comparable to a mechanism in eukaryotic cells. The finding challenges the dogma ...

For decades, biology textbooks have drawn a firm line: viruses are not alive. They lack the machinery to reproduce on their ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. They have revealed a unique viral mechanism: A molecular ring anchors the viral copying machine ...

The atomic structural analysis also revealed the role of the so-called capping enzyme. It is stably integrated into the complex and ensures that the newly formed viral mRNA is immediately provided ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. The study reveals a ...

For the first time, scientists have been able to watch the flu virus live as it infects human airway cells. They developed a ...

Observers are calling proposed changes to state-funded HIV assistance its biggest rollback since the aid went into place.

1 Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 2 State Key Laboratory of Virology, ...

A European project calls for help to verify whether carbon quantum dots are really able to sense chemicals in cells.

"The future looks bright as far as a cure," one top HIV cure researcher told LGBTQ Nation.

Recent research reveals that nuclear speckles play a key role in modifying viral messenger RNAs and in their transport out of the nucleus; therefore, nuclear speckles are an important subject of study ...

A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more ...