This week, we examine the threat of human papilloma virus — or HPV — to our bodies and the rationale for protecting our kids and ourselves from its potential to ...

A newly isolated giant virus shows bizarre features inside infected cells, and its unusual structure hints at deeper ...

A study reveals how two proteins cooperate in a key early step of antiviral detection, as reported by researchers at Science ...

A fleeting DNA fold called i‑DNA can switch cancer‑related genes on and off, revealing a hidden structural weak point that ...

Coinfection with RSV and RV is common in hospitalized children, but the impact of order of infection on disease severity remains unclear, according to Emily Schultz, MPhil, a PhD candidate in ...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have traced a deadly cat coronavirus in a way that changes what you think ...

For much of modern biology, scientists argued that viruses are not alive, pointing to a basic limitation: they cannot make proteins on their own and must depend entirely on the cells they infect for ...

Drugs made of mRNA have the potential to transform medicine—if only they could get into cells in one piece. Now, University of Connecticut researchers have shown that packaging mRNA like a virus could ...

Scientists have found that a special component in some people's blood provides them with natural protection against malaria. A recent study has demonstrated that a genetic variant named rs112233623-T ...