Each simple RNA virus has a genome, its "native RNA." This genome dictates how the virus replicates in cells to eventually cause disease. The genome also has the code for making a capsid, the protein shell of a virus that ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 9, 2022
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Researchers at Purdue University have determined the high-resolution structure of immature Zika virus, a step toward better understanding how the virus infects host cells and spreads.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 9, 2017
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Biologists from Indiana University and Montana State University have discovered a striking connection between viruses such as HIV and Ebola and viruses that infect organisms called archaea that grow in volcanic hot springs. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2013
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Rice University scientists have won a race to find the crystal structure of the first virus known to infect the most abundant animal on Earth.
Biochemistry
Aug 18, 2014
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Most cells can defend themselves against viruses after they have been activated by the body's own messenger substances (interferons). This happens with the help of proteins that recognize invading virus components and interfere ...
Biochemistry
Jul 1, 2022
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A group of University of Chicago scientists announced a groundbreaking study that explores the role of a small molecule, called IP6, in building the HIV-1 virus capsid.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 19, 2020
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For millions of years, viruses have participated in a far-flung, import-export business, exchanging fragments of themselves with both viral and non-viral agents and acquiring new features. What these tiny entities lack in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 2, 2020
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Scientists have engineered adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to package and deliver gene therapies to cells in the body. But the field has struggled to develop AAVs that can efficiently target different cell types and organs ...
Biotechnology
Jul 20, 2023
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A new study led by Yale scientists shows that the activity of a portion of a human papillomavirus (HPV) protein does not depend on its amino acid sequence or composition. This discovery challenges the widely held belief that ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 12, 2023
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Researchers working at the Institut Pasteur in Montevideo (member of the Institut Pasteur International Network), in collaboration with the Uruguayan Medical School, obtained for the first time ever high-resolution images ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2015
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