Researchers at San Diego State University and Michigan State University are shedding new light on how viruses meticulously ...

A rare genetic condition that once looked like a weakness has revealed a hidden strength: immunity against nearly all viruses ...

Contrary to previous assumptions, hepatitis D virus-like agents seem to be active in a range of different animal species, from fish all the way to termites.

How? The simple answer is that they hijack the replication machinery of the host cell. Although most viroids and virusoids do not encode proteins, hepatitis D virus does.

To better understand BKPyV replication and ways to prevent it, researchers in the UAB Department of Microbiology have published a single-cell analysis of BKPyV infection in primary kidney cells. Their ...