In the quiet woods of West Bengal and the lush countryside of Kerala, a lethal pathogen is once again testing the limits of ...

Researchers use cryo-EM and optical tweezers to investigate how an antiviral interacts with the herpes simplex virus.

Ushikuvirus, a newly identified giant virus, showcases unique cytopathic effects and structural features, enhancing knowledge of viral evolution and diversity.

A new study from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), published in Nature Communications, explains how enteroviruses begin reproducing inside human cells. These viruses include those ...

Turkey reovirus continues to pose a major threat to commercial turkey production. While the virus rarely kills birds, infected flocks typically weigh 5 to 8 pounds less than comparable healthy flocks, ...

Toward the goal of efficient editing of farm animals for genetic improvements, this study explores an upgraded form of nuclease PE (uPEn). Based on the resolved structure of the NiV polymerase L-P ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. A comprehensive understanding of the atomic level mechanism governing the binding ...

“I’m a virus guy, for sure,” says Dr. Tamanash Bhattacharya, a postdoctoral fellow in the Malik Lab of the Fred Hutch Basic Sciences division, with a broad smile. The Malik Lab specializes in studying ...

Like a camera-shy teenager, influenza’s ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex turns away whenever researchers point the camera at it. The RNP complex is extremely flexible, so scientists have historically ...

Abstract: Monkeypox (MPX) is indeed spreading worldwide and is a serious health threat. Considering its ability to spread rapidly and, in some cases, severe disease, the double-stranded DNA monkeypox ...