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Published How the flu virus hacks our cells - How the Flu Virus Hacks Our Cells



Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in acute respiratory infection. They ...
Published Influenza viruses can use two ways to infect cells



Most influenza viruses enter human or animal cells through specific pathways on the cells' surface. ...
Published Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain



Researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed t ...
Published Scientists find weak points on Epstein-Barr virus



Studies of interactions between two lab-generated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and an essential Epst...
Published Researchers discover 'trojan horse' virus hiding in human parasite



An international team has found a new RNA virus that they believe is hitching a ride with a common h ...
Published New rapid method for determining virus infectivity



A new method that can rapidly determine whether a virus is infectious or non-infectious could revolu ...
Published Luring the virus into a trap - Luring the Virus into a Trap: A Promising Approach to Combatting Infectious Diseases



Viruses like influenza A and Ebola invade human cells in a number of steps. Research teams investiga ...
Published How a virus causes chromosomal breakage, leading to cancer - How a Virus Causes Chromosomal Breakage, Leading to Cancer



Researchers describe how the Epstein-Barr virus exploits genomic weaknesses to cause cancer while re ...
Published A quick new way to screen virus proteins for antibiotic properties - A Quick New Way to Screen Virus Proteins for Antibiotic Properties


A whole new world of antibiotics is waiting inside the viruses that infect bacteria. Scientists are ...
Published Laser-powered 'tweezers' reveal universal mechanism viruses use to package up DNA



Researchers have used laser-powered ‘optical tweezers’ to reveal a universal motor mechanism used by...
Published How the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus enters our cells



Researchers have identified how the tick-borne Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus enters our cel ...
Published Study reveals clues to how Eastern equine encephalitis virus invades brain cells



Researchers have determined how Eastern equine encephalitis virus attaches to a receptor it uses to ...
Published Giant viruses infect deadly parasite



The single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri ranks among the deadliest human parasites. Researchers...
Published Key functions of therapeutically promising jumbo viruses



Viruses known as 'jumbo' phages are seen as a potential tool against deadly bacterial infections. Bu ...
Published New viruses that could cause epidemics on the horizon



Suddenly they appear and -- like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- can trigger major epidemics: Viruses ...
Published Your baby's gut is crawling with unknown viruses - Your Baby's Gut is Crawling with Unknown Viruses



Babies tumble about with more than 200 previously unknown viral families within their intestines. Th...
Published The achilles heel of the influenza virus: Ubiquitin protein may be an approach for future medicines - The Achilles Heel of the Influenza Virus: Ubiquitin Protein May Be an Approach for Future Medicines



Influenza viruses are becoming increasingly resilient to medicines. For this reason, new active ingr ...
Published Ancestral mitoviruses discovered in mycorrhizal fungi - Ancestral Mitoviruses Discovered in Mycorrhizal Fungi



A new group of mitochondrial viruses confined to the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Glomeromycotina ma ...
Published Scientists present evidence for a billion-years arms race between viruses and their hosts - Scientists Present Evidence for a Billion-Year Arms Race Between Viruses and Their Hosts



Researchers have proposed a new evolutionary model for the origin of a kingdom of viruses called Bam ...
Published Complex assembly process involved in DNA virus replication - Complex Assembly Process Involved in DNA Virus Replication



In a twist on the question, 'Which came first, the chicken or the egg?', scientists have long faced...