Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions, according to a ...

RNA viruses are renowned for their elegant structure and finely tuned self‐assembly processes, which are critical both for viral life cycles and for potential applications in nanotechnology and ...

In the new study, the team learned that the virus binds with a small nucleolar RNA, or snoRNA, to steal its modification abilities. This helps to stabilise the virus, making it more successful in ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favour their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions, according to a ...

Following 70 years of expertise investigating some of the most widespread and harmful viruses such as HIV, influenza and Ebola, Kyoto University’s Institute for Life and Medical Sciences is developing ...

The hepatitis C virus, or HCV, causes a chronic liver infection that can lead to permanent liver scarring and, in dire cases, cancer. It affects around 71 million people worldwide and causes ...