A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection dramatically remodels the host cell's nuclear structures. Infection leads to ...

Biochemists at Caltech have identified how viruses have converged on a method for killing bacteria. The researchers have homed in on an underexplored small transporter called MurJ that is a vital part ...

The story of how life began on Earth grows even more intriguing when viruses enter the picture. These microscopic particles are thought to have ...

Antibiotic resistance is rising fast, killing tens of thousands each year in the U.S. alone—and scientists are racing to find ...

“Our analyses show that the historical [human Rhinovirus] A genome represents an extinct lineage closely related to HRV A19 ...

Researchers identified how the poxvirus protein VITF-3 forms a molecular ring that clamps onto DNA with viral RNA polymerase, ...

Yale researchers have developed a machine learning model, called Immunostruct, that can help scientists create more personalized vaccines, including vaccines for cancer. They described the tool in ...

Maria Rosenthal expands research group Dr Maria Rosenthal has taken up her professorship in Structural Virology at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) and the University Medical ...

HKTDC start-up development programme backs early-stage ventures with international ambitions, following a 2025 cohort led by healthtech, AI and green innovation ...

Researchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started.

Researchers revealed that HIV integrase forms structural filaments within the viral capsid, enabling viral infectivity. The ...