Biological scientists have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the permeability of the mosquito midgut for infection.

Biological scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope ...

CAR T cell therapy is one of the most promising new cancer treatments to emerge in recent years. It involves removing a ...

Herpesviruses have evolved a series of abilities involved in the process of host infection that are conducive to virus survival and adaptation to the host, such as immune escape, latent infection, and ...

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry.

While Zika has been reported in more than 90 countries, surprisingly little is known about what exactly drives Zika ...

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a complex nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (NCLDV) that causes a lethal hemorrhagic disease that is currently threatening the global pig industry. ASFV structural ...

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Scientists used an all-optical method to detect and dynamically track the natural vibrational frequencies of a microorganism ...

Zika virus uses the ANKLE2 protein to replicate and evade immune defenses, posing a unique threat by crossing the placenta and impacting fetal brain development. Zika virus, infamous for causing ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A study published Jan. 13 in mBio shows ...