The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The influenza virus continues to pose a threat to our health. It triggers seasonal ...

Scientists mapped how influenza A directly interacts with human proteins, revealing how it reshapes cellular structures and ...

A study reveals how two proteins cooperate in a key early step of antiviral detection, as reported by researchers at Science Tokyo. Using cryo-electron microscopy and high-speed atomic force ...

RNA-dependent RNA polymerases (RdRps) are central to the life cycle of RNA viruses, orchestrating both genome replication and transcription. These enzymes bear a conserved cupped right-hand ...

A virus that can invade the brain and cause fatal neurological disease has long puzzled scientists because it replicates in a place most viruses avoid: the nucleus of infected cells. For Eric Gibbs, a ...

For decades scientists have recognized that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a formidable viral pathogen. After years of probing work and extensive experimentation, a Yale research team has ...