Coronaviruses have found another door into human cells, and it is one that scientists were not watching. A bat virus isolated ...

Skin cells can actively help the rabies virus multiply and pass into nearby nerve cells, explaining how even small bites or ...

Findings uncover the architecture of a key viral complex, showing how RNA interaction and protein assembly drive replication ...

In a rare but serious complication of cancer, the body’s own immune system can start attacking the brain, causing rapid-onset memory loss and cognitive deficits. What triggers this sudden biological ...

Herpes simplex virus partially liquifies the tightly packed, gel-like interior of human cell nuclei to copy itself faster, a new study shows. The research centers on how the nucleus of each human cell ...

Viruses are masters at invading our cells thanks to specialized proteins that coat their surfaces. When scientists design ...

More than 200,000 children succumb to viral gastroenteritis infections, or stomach flu, all over the world every year. 1 Human astroviruses are a common cause of such infections, leading to diarrhea, ...

An ancient viral infection may have given animals the tools to become fast, coordinated and smart, a study has found. According to a paper published Thursday in Cell, complex nervous systems arose in ...

That’s gene editing. On paper, it is merely the rearrangement of letters. However, the road to editing genes in hopes of a therapeutic benefit is difficult to travel. Additionally, researchers want ...