Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus. Experiments in cells showe how changes in the viral polymerase -- a protein involved in viral ...

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical ...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) targets important cells of our immune system, making infected individuals more ...

Understanding the differences between bacteria and viruses is crucial for recognizing how these microorganisms impact our health. While both are microscopic and can cause infections, they differ ...

enabling them to replicate and invade host cells, often causing disease. Inspired by these complex structures, researchers have been exploring artificial proteins modeled after viruses.

Now, researchers used cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) to elucidate the structure of the Nipah virus polymerase complex (the ...

A team of scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg and the University of ...

Once inside our cells, the viruses can crank out hundreds to thousands of progeny, thus causing an active infection. The number after the letter indicates which specific hemagglutinin an influenza ...

Targeting these RNA structures could significantly hinder HIV replication, paving the way for innovative treatments. HIV-1, like other viruses, lacks the machinery to produce its own proteins and must ...

and infect cells. The work provides a detailed three-dimensional picture of the virus's polymerase and its key features. Understanding the structure and behavior of this critical piece of the ...

The identification of RNA structures and genetic elements ... "By understanding how the virus cleverly manipulates our cells, these discoveries will bring us closer to innovative treatments ...