Undergraduate researcher identifies virus's ability to replicate and cause cancer

When Sean Fletcher walked into Sam Biswas' Medical and Molecular Sciences (MMSC) lab at the University of Delaware College of ...

Human cells activate self-destruction when viruses disrupt RNA production, study shows

They disable our defenses and hijack the cellular machinery in order to multiply successfully. For example, the herpes simplex virus 1, which causes blister-like skin rashes, and influenza viruses ...
eLife

Evolution of a fuzzy ribonucleoprotein complex in viral assembly

In the present work we focus on the key function of N condensing viral RNA into ribonucleoprotein particles (RNPs) for viral assembly. Lacking high-resolution structural information, biochemical and ...
Labroots

How a Bacterium Got More Dangerous After Defending Against a Virus

Some viruses, known as bacteriophages, only infect bacterial cells, often destroying those bacteria in the process.
Frontiers

Innate immune defences in respiratory virus-host interactions and their implications for therapy

Background:Respiratory viruses, including influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), coronaviruses, and other emerging zoonotic pathogens, remain ...