A new tool has just vastly broadened the scale at which researchers can study these proteins, promising to speed basic ...

A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus's infectious success: Zika uses host cells' own "self-care" system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the host proteins that the ...

When a pathogen like a dangerous virus invades the human body, it usually has to enter human cells to cause an illness. Influenza has to latch onto a receptor on the surface of a human cell so it can ...

Biopharmaceutical developers should introduce risk-based, phase-appropriate characterization strategies for quality control ...

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but serious brain infection. It gradually destroys brain tissue and often leads to death within a few weeks. It is triggered by human ...

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 ...

Viruses deliberately slow themselves down inside mosquitoes, allowing the insects to carry and spread disease for life without getting sick.

The herpes virus is an infection that often causes painful blisters on the mouth and or genitals. Interestingly, the viral infection is common and is associated with cold sores, mononucleosis or ‘mono ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward developing an effective HIV vaccine after a new experimental vaccine successfully ...

Most animal viruses never become pandemics because they must overcome multiple barriers, including receptor mismatch, immune ...