The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The ...

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.

The research, published in Science Advances, brought together scientists from Otago and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. The team closely examined the molecular structure of Bas63, a ...

Many proteins have a complex architecture that enables biological functions. Molecules can bind to specific sites on a ...

Herpes simplex virus partially liquefies the tightly packed, gel-like interior of human cell nuclei to copy itself faster, a new study shows. The research centers on how the nucleus of each human cell ...

Researchers have deciphered the process by which the influenza virus steals the cap of the host RNA to replicate.

The lack of high-resolution structures of the hantavirus glycoprotein tetramer and its lattice organization has limited mechanistic insights into viral assembly and entry. The authors leveraged a ...

Investigating microplastics in agriculture reveals their effects on soil microbes and viruses, crucial for developing strategies for ecosystem restoration.

New research from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and Masonic Cancer Center is providing important new ...

A new study from Virginia Tech researchers has shown that a novel vaccine may be able to help block the addictive impacts of ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have pulled off their clearest look yet at the Andes hantavirus, mapping the virus’s surface entry complex at near-atomic detail. That intricate ...