Most DNA viruses, for example, have a timing mechanism for ... Even in those virions that share basic icosahedral and helical capsid symmetry, remarkable complexity has evolved to promote viral ...

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global health problem ... 5WRE). HAP is a representative example of a canonical CAM, that targets a hydrophobic pocket mediating HBc-dimer ...

Schrödinger later revised his view – around the 1950s – suggesting that life depends on free energy. Free energy is the ...

New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn ...

Seeking to mimic self-assembly processes that occur naturally, RIKEN researchers have demonstrated that the self-assembly of ...

Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral ...

This debate shapes scientific understanding and influences public health decisions—for example, defining whether viruses are "alive" affects how we design vaccines and strategies to stop their ...

Moscow said there is "no evidence of a new or unidentified virus" as viral rumors spread on Russian social media.

“I thought, ‘What can I do for the next 20 or 30 years?’” He found an answer in SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, that was rapidly spreading around the worl ...

But growing disillusionment with the leading hypothesis for the cause of Alzheimer’s has led scientists to cast around for alternatives, such as viruses. Over many decades, for example ...

Within 48 hours, wastewater testing can alert scientists if a passenger is carrying one of these viruses. Ginkgo shares the results with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and they're ...