The influenza A virus (IAV) is known for its segmented genome, which consists of eight distinct viral RNA segments (vRNAs). This unique structure allows for genetic reassortment, a process that ...

To combat the influenza virus, researchers are investigating ways to destabilize its genome, composed of eight RNA molecules. However, each RNA segment is bound to a complex assembly of proteins that ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ...

3D reconstruction of the arrangement of an influenza virus RNA molecule (yellow) in its double-helix protein coat (purple and green). The atomic visualisation of these intimate protective ...

A shift in the H5N1 virus has allowed it to spread more easily from birds to cows, raising concerns about its evolution.

told Salon to think of testing for influenza A or B as like a “triage ... “The segmented nature of the H5N1 genome creates a genetic lottery where reassortment with seasonal flu viruses ...

Influenza A virus is a highly contagious pathogen ... The virus's segmented genome enables it to reassort alleles, leading to new variants capable of crossing species barriers.

Cows in Nevada have been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu different from the strain detected in all other herds to ...