Researchers identify how Marburg virus can efficiently infect human cells, using cryo-EM to demonstrate entry.

Orthohantaviruses, such as the Puumala virus, are widespread in Europe, causing flu-like illnesses and severe kidney damage in those infected. It is increasingly considered a zoonotic threat.

When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...

T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on exquisitely timed molecular signals. Now researchers have captured one of the ...

There’s a virus you may have never heard of before that is estimated to infect up to 90 percent of people and lurks quietly ...

A team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has identified a structural trick that lets viruses translate their genetic code inside human cells, even when that code is riddled with “bad” codons the host ...

For millions of people living with HIV, a daily regimen of medications is a lifelong necessity. If they stop taking the drugs—commonly referred to as antiretroviral therapy—the virus usually rushes ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

AI-guided science revealed a tiny viral weak point—and shutting it down stopped infection cold. AI-guided science revealed a tiny viral weak point—and shutting it down stopped infection cold. U.S.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Young women, mothers holding babies and some men lined up in a dusty field on the outskirts of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. They came for injections of a new HIV prevention drug ...

Colombo, March 4 (Daily Mirror) - The government has taken steps to tackle the growing problem of crop damage and human-wildlife conflicts, which have severely affected rural agricultural livelihoods ...

Some things just go together in your belly: peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, bacteria and bacteria-eating viruses. For the bacterial species that inhabit your gut, there's a frenzy of viruses ...