News tagged with dna virus
Scientists measure energy released from a virus during infection
Within a virus's tiny exterior is a store of energy waiting to be unleashed. When the virus encounters a host cell, this pent-up energy is released, propelling the viral DNA into the cell and turning it into a virus factory. ...
Feb 05, 2010 |
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Unwanted guests: How herpes simplex virus gets rid of the cell's security guards
A viral infection is like an uninvited, tenacious houseguest in the cell, using a range of tricks to prevent its eviction. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified one of the ...
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Key Mechanism for the Proliferation of Epstein-Barr Virus Discovered
Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München have elucidated a crucial mechanism in the lytic cycle of Epstein-Barr virus. A team of researchers led by Professor Wolfgang Hammerschmidt identified the function of a protein which ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 14, 2010 |
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New study raises the possibility that some antiviral drugs could make diseases worse
As the flu season continues in full-swing, most people can appreciate the need for drugs that stop viruses after they take hold in the body. Despite this serious need for new drugs, a team of researchers from the University ...
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Probing life's extremes in Yellowstone (w/ Podcast)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Idaho National Laboratory biologist Frank Roberto squats on a bare, gravelly patch of ground in Yellowstone National Park's rolling backcountry. At his feet, scalding water churns in a mustard-yellow ...
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Researchers Examine How Viruses Destroy Bacteria
Viruses are well known for attacking humans and animals, but some viruses instead attack bacteria. Texas A&M University researchers are exploring how hungry viruses, armed with transformer-like weapons, attack bacteria, which ...
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Antarctic lake home to diverse community of viruses
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of the genetic structure of viruses in an Antarctic lake has revealed an astonishing genetic richness in the large number of viral families discovered.
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Discovery of enzyme structure points way to creating less toxic anti-HIV drugs
By discovering the atomic structure of a key human enzyme, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have pointed the way toward designing anti-HIV drugs with far less toxic side effects.
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Scientists join forces to explain HIV spread in Central and East Africa
Scientists studying biology and geography may seem worlds apart, but together they have answered a question that has defied explanation about the spread of the HIV-1 epidemic in Africa.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Scientists determine dynamics of HIV transmission in UK heterosexuals
Among heterosexuals in the United Kingdom (UK), HIV transmission can occur within networks of as many as 30 people, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Medical Research ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Genetic hint for ridding the body of hepatitis C
More than seventy percent of people who contract Hepatitis C will live with the virus that causes it for the rest of their lives and some will develop serious liver disease including cancer. However, 30 to 40 percent of those ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Study evaluates use of corticosteroids and antiviral agents for treatment of Bell Palsy
Among patients with Bell Palsy, a facial paralysis with unknown cause, treatment with corticosteroids is associated with a reduced risk of an unsatisfactory recovery, and treatment with a combination of corticosteroids and ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Quantum dot research could lead to medical advances
(PhysOrg.com) -- Working with atomic-scale particles known as quantum dots, a Missouri University of Science and Technology biologist hopes to develop a new and better way to deliver and monitor proteins, medicine, DNA and ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 24, 2009 |
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'Tamed' virus wipes out cancer cells safely
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Oxford University have tamed a virus so that it attacks and destroys cancer cells but does not harm healthy cells. The research funded by Cancer Research UK is published in the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 22, 2009 |
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Research team identifies key molecules that inhibit viral production
The research, led by Professor Donny Strosberg of Scripps Florida, was published on March 4, 2009, in the Journal of General Virology's advance, online edition, Papers in Press.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 10, 2009 |
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