A research team at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has identified a previously unknown cellular mechanism crucial to the ...

The discovery could serve as a starting point for antiviral strategies. A research team at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, ...

The satellite virus MiniFlayer (purple) infects cells by attaching itself to the neck of its helper virus, MindFlayer (gray). Tagide deCarvalho, CC BY-SA Have you ever wondered whether the virus that ...

New study reveals how human astroviruses bind to humans cells and paves the way for new therapies and vaccines ...

Everyone knows that the fall brings flu season, replete with aches, pains and a new version of the vaccine. But why is cold ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers examine the interactions between the influenza A virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a ...

Viruses use the molecular repertoire of the host cell to replicate. Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation2 at the University of Bonn, together with Japanese researchers, want to ...

Have you ever wondered whether the virus that gave you a nasty cold can catch one itself? It may comfort you to know that, yes, viruses can actually get sick. Even better, as karmic justice would have ...

A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a ...

Viroids are tiny strands of circular, infectious RNA. They differ from viruses in that they do not have a protective protein coat and that they do not encode any proteins of their own. They are also ...

In the ongoing fight against viruses, a new scientific approach could bring sweeping change. Instead of targeting the virus ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) still says the risk to the general public's health is "very low" while the Food ...