The only remaining autonomous 'jumping gene' can only attach to, and stitch a copy of itself into, DNA when it builds up into large clusters and only as cells divide.

Viruses are known to use the genetic machinery of the human cells they invade to make copies of themselves. As part of the ...

Viruses are known to use the genetic machinery of the human cells they invade to make copies of themselves. As part of the ...

Viruses are known to use the genetic machinery of the human cells they invade to make copies of themselves. As part of the process, viruses leave ...

There’s a technological revolution underway that’s making it faster and easier for scientists to see the molecules that undermine human health — and possibly fight the problem. The “resolution ...

Globally, people get animal protein mostly from chickens, with pigs and cattle in second and third place. A 2023 report ...

The common cold sore virus, which is often caught in childhood, usually stays in the body for life—quietly dormant in the nerves. Now and then, things like stress, illness or injury can trigger it, ...

Large population studies by others found that severe infections, specifically with the cold sore virus, was a strong ...

Sponge pores can mimic microfluidics, placing cells and virus particles in close proximity to increase transduction ...

In a study published in Molecular Cell, scientists at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) have uncovered new ...

Artificial intelligence algorithms have now been combined with traditional laboratory methods to uncover promising drug leads against human enterovirus 71 (EV71), the pathogen behind most cases of ...

Artificial intelligence algorithms have now been combined with traditional laboratory methods to uncover promising drug leads against human enterovirus 71 (EV71), the pathogen behind most cases of ...