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

Viruses are the causative agents of approximately 12% of human cancers. The most recently discovered herpesvirus, Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) is known to cause three human cancers. Effective ...

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

The COVID-19 virus hijacks the machinery of testicular cells that produce the hormone testosterone in order to replicate. It ...

Scientists have found protein fragments from the COVID-19 virus hidden inside tiny cellular packages in the blood of long ...

Fifteen years ago, immunologist Dusan Bogunovic stumbled across a handful of patients whose bodies played by different rules.

A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reveals that an antibody originally designed to fight dengue virus ...

The COVID-19 virus hijacks the machinery of testicular cells that produce the hormone testosterone in order to replicate.

Budded Virus (BV): The form of the virus specialised for cell-to-cell spread within the host. Nucleocapsid: The protein shell that encases and protects the viral genome.

The cold sore virus takes over its host’s transcription machinery to replicate itself. Inhibiting a host enzyme can halt ...

Older survivors of HIV require ethical safeguards and autonomy to feel comfortable participating in end-of-life research for a cure for HIV.