A microscopic sleight of hand is employed by the influenza virus: a discreet strategy that allows it to deceive the cells it ...

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 ...

RNA vaccines saved millions of lives during COVID-19 but have limitations like waning immunity and complex production.

Chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) coinfection in people with chronic hepatitis B is associated with rapid progression to liver ...

The world is absolutely teeming with viruses. The infectious agents are widely considered the most abundant biological entity on Earth. But a full understanding of viruses and the roles they play in ...

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the ...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a common virus that has infected ~95% adults worldwide. While primary infection typically occurs during childhood or teenage years and is usually asymptomatic, it can cause ...

Around 8 percent of human DNA is made up of genetic sequences acquired from ancient viruses. These sequences, known as human endogenous retroviruses (or Hervs), date back hundreds of thousands to ...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines to the forefront of global health care. After their clinical ...

Using genomics, evolutionary biologists test several hypotheses on the origin of viruses. New evidence suggests they may have emerged more times than previously thought. Corroborating the virus-first ...