Researchers announce that they have pieced together the entire genetic structure of a simple virus in just two weeks. Previous efforts have taken years. The scientists, led by genetic researcher Craig ...

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus harbored by fruit bats. It can be transmitted to pigs and humans, infect people through contaminated food, and can travel directly from person to person via droplets.

Nipah virus and Hendra virus are bat-borne zoonotic pathogens responsible for outbreaks of encephalitis and respiratory illness. Notably, these henipaviruses have fatality rates between 50% and 100%.

An international team of scientists has generated a new ring-shaped protein nanomaterial capable of strongly binding to and ...

Scientists share detailed, complete images of a viral structure called the Ebola virus nucleocapsid. This breakthrough may accelerate the development of antivirals that target this viral structure to ...

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Harnessing the power of AI, a research team at the MRC-University of Glasgow Center for Virus Research has launched ...

Scientists from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry in Prague have deciphered the structure of the protein methyltransferase from the monkeypox virus. It is with the help of this ...

The press release below was prepared by University of Utah Health. View the original. In a rare but serious complication of cancer, the body’s own immune system can start attacking the brain, causing ...

A vaccine against a deadly disease that affects young elephants is shown to be effective in a world-first trial.