The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segments of single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNA, which encode multiple ...

3D reconstruction of the arrangement of an influenza virus RNA molecule (yellow) in its double-helix protein coat (purple and green). The atomic visualisation of these intimate protective ...

The virus uses its own RNA copying machine, called a polymerase, to make duplicates ... 29,900 bases long--near the limit for RNA viruses. Influenza has about 13,500 bases, and the rhinoviruses ...

To fight the virus that causes influenza, one of the avenues being explored by scientists is the development of drugs capable of destabilizing its genome, which is made up of eight RNA molecules.

An electron microscope image of the CDC’s recreated 1918 Influenza virus ... While all of the virus’ genetic material – the RNA – was fragmented into tiny pieces, the scientists were ...

Now, researchers used cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) to elucidate the structure of the Nipah virus polymerase complex ... for both transcription and RNA replication and mutations that have ...

Pasteurization at 63°C and 72°C effectively inactivates influenza A viruses in milk, ensuring its safety for human ...

A specialized protein produced by the immune system that helps destroy disease-causing organisms. An antibody is a component of humoral immunity. Antibodies can be effective defenders against both ...

Deep learning AI model scans 'dark matter' of genomic data to find 70,000 never-before-seen RNA viruses MDL-001 targets a part of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase ... C and influenza as it was ...

Viral concentrations in wastewater were quantified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. Influenza A virus levels were ...