H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

Kei Sato was looking for his next big challenge five years ago when it smacked him — and the world — in the face. The ...

Researchers hope the study can eventually find a way to predict when blooms will occur, and how to reduce their effects on ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

A screen of human-infecting viruses identified extensive examples of viral proteins that resembled human sequences, which ...

Scientists have captured the first detailed 'molecular movie' showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level -- revealing how cells begin the crucial process of copying their genetic material.

While it is critical to maintain facilities capable of tissue culture and other biological virus amplification methodologies, it is to everyone's benefit for clinical facilities to switch to more ...

Judit Pénzes, Ph.D., a virologist, joined the Texas A&M Department of Entomology as an assistant professor specializing in insect virology.

could eventually shed light on the role of this domain in a relevant biological context. Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) internalization is clathrin and pH dependent. The CCHFV ...