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How herpes seizes proteins' means of production

The Graham and Crump groups at the University of Cambridge and the Svergun Group at EMBL Hamburg have discovered a mechanism by which the herpes simplex virus takes control of the molecular machinery of human cells. Their ...

The private nuclear rooms of herpesviruses

Researchers from Princeton University have discovered why, despite being bombarded by many different herpesviruses, infected cells produce only a limited number of those viruses. They report their findings in the current ...

DESY X-ray source reveals decoy protein of a herpes virus at work

With the help of DESY's X-ray source DORIS III, an international team of scientists decoded an important weapon used by a widespread human herpes virus. The study reveals at the molecular level how the Epstein-Barr virus ...

Herpes viruses with an unusual broad host range

In general, herpes viruses are considered to be specific to a single species or group of related animals. Recent research findings from the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) contradict this assumption ...

Virtual research institute needed to unlock RNA's promise

A Europe-wide network of labs focusing on RNA research is needed to make the most of RNA's high potential for treating a wide range of diseases. The recommendation for this virtual research institute comes from a panel of ...

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