Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus. Experiments in cells showe how changes in the viral polymerase -- a protein involved in viral ...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) targets important cells of our immune system, making infected individuals more ...

With viral disease emergence expected to accelerate, preparing for possible future pandemics is paramount. Beyond saving lives during outbreaks, robust pandemic preparedness safeguards economies, ...

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In the last few months, schools all over the country have closed because of outbreaks of norovirus. Also known as stomach flu, norovirus infections cause watery diarrhea, low-grade ...

You, my friend, are what scientists call a "holobiont"- an organism made up of human cells and the multiplicity of ...

The researchers believe that the strain makes it more adept at replicating in human cells ... influenza viruses, said, "The clock is ticking for the virus to evolve to more easily infect and ...

Recent history makes clear that microbiological disasters can strike anytime. But a longer history should remind us of the ...

In biology textbooks, the endoplasmic reticulum is often portrayed as a distinct, compact organelle near the nucleus, and is ...

JERUSALEM - Israeli scientists have discovered a unique genetic mechanism that provides human cells with efficient protection ...