The herpesvirus can manipulate our DNA with far more precision than previously thought. The virus condenses and changes the shape of our genetic material to hijack the host genes needed for ...

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne orthoflavivirus that can cause birth defects, including microcephaly, a condition in which head and brain size are significantly reduced at birth. The collective ...

The researchers used cutting-edge molecular biology and electron-microscopy techniques to “see” one of influenza’s essential protein complexes in unprecedented detail. The images generated in the ...

Chinese scientists uncover how the Nipah virus hijacks a host protein (NSUN2) to boost its replication through a dual mechanism, simultaneously stabilizing viral RNA and modifying a key viral protein, ...

During the early stages of a pandemic, viruses tend to evolve in ways that enhance their ability to reproduce and spread, ...

A drug that is already in clinical trials against hepatitis C virus can also prevent hepatitis E virus from replicating. Around 70,000 people die each year from infections with the hepatitis E virus.