According to the new study, HIV achieves this with a tissue-specific approach, cloaking itself in a host cell's DNA by ...

EMBL researchers created SDR-seq, a next-generation tool that decodes both DNA and RNA from the same cell. It finally opens ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered more than 100 new human viruses in 252 different gut microbes, ...

For years, biologists have worried that their ever-improving DNA tools might be harnessed to design potent biothreats, like more virulent viruses or easy-to-spread ... even though open discussion and ...

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major cause of liver diseases, including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Reliable biomarkers for assessing viral replication, liver damage, ...

This landmark manuscript comprehensively examines the roles of nine structural proteins in herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) assembly and nuclear egress. By integrating cryo-light microscopy and soft ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

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 ...

The cold sore-causing Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) hijacks human cells and reconfigures its DNA within just an hour after infection, according to a new study that may help tackle the pathogen. Viruses ...

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the host's cellular machinery to make new copies of themselves. Herpes simplex ...