We’re used to thinking of the immune system as a separate entity – almost a distinct organ – which fights intruders that get into the body or mistakenly regards one’s own tissue as an invader. But the ...
Efficient intercellular viral spread is critical for pathogenesis and virulence. In a study published in Science Bulletin, researchers from Peking University Health Science Center and Harbin ...
Coronaviruses Can Recombine With Cellular And Heterologous Virus Genes To Create Unexpected Variants
Recent concerns that recombinants may arise amongst SARS-CoV-2 viruses are now a reality. Recombinants have been identified between Delta and Omicron and between variants of Omicron itself, namely ...
The Ku complex is a protein in human cells that detects the presence of double-stranded DNA viruses, such as monkeypox, and activates cellular defences. But some of these viruses have evolved other ...
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Viruses rewriting the rules of life
Scientists are uncovering viral features that blur the boundary between living and non-living, from giant viruses with protein-making tools to mysterious RNA entities in our microbiomes. These ...
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