Scientists have shown that different segments of a virus genome can exist in distinct cells but work together to cause an infection.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2019
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Avian influenza (AI) affects both the poultry industry and public health, as it can cross species and infect livestock, pets, marine mammals and humans. Dong-Hun Lee, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture, Health ...
Evolution
Nov 6, 2020
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Researchers from the University of Helsinki have developed a novel bioinformatics pipeline called Lazypipe for identifying viruses in host-associated or environmental samples.
Biotechnology
Dec 3, 2020
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Tens of millions of still-unknown or misunderstood viruses can cause diseases—including new pandemics—and affect the health of valuable terrestrial and marine environments.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 9, 2024
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When a new virus emerges, biologists rush to reconstruct its genome—a prerequisite for future diagnostic and vaccine development. The challenge with viral sequencing during an outbreak is that a sample from a patient, like ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 27, 2020
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A recent study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), published in the Journal of Proteome Research, has identified multiple mutations and unique proteins in isolates of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 4, 2021
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Researchers from Western University may have discovered a new meaning to the social media phrase, "going viral."
Evolution
May 5, 2022
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Symmetry is ubiquitous in the natural world. It occurs in gemstones and snowflakes and even in biology, an area typically associated with complexity and diversity. There are striking examples: the shapes of virus particles, ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 10, 2014
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV), a small enveloped DNA virus belonging to the Hepadnaviride family, remains a serious global health problem. Uncontrolled chronic HBV infection can lead to life-threatening end-stage chronic liver ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 4, 2021
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Researchers from Osaka University and Hokkaido University develop a system for analyzing mutations in SARS-CoV-2 that is much simpler and faster than existing methods.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 13, 2021
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