Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions.

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

its replication and, eventually, release from the cell. We found this regulation occurs at multiple levels. For any protein to be produced, the gene sequence in the DNA first needs to be transcribed ...

The COVID pandemic illustrated how urgently we need antiviral medications capable of treating coronavirus infections.

Scientists have created an artificial RNA system that can copy itself using simple building blocks and temperature changes.

A promising path to fighting COVID and other coronaviruses may have been based on a serious mistake. Scientists had zeroed in ...

A strategy that analyzes the structural properties of RNA could help identify regions that are promising targets for antiviral drugs.

Plant RNA viruses pose a significant threat to global agriculture, affecting a vast array of crop species and leading to ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like this one ...

Abstract RNA viruses induce the formation of subcellular organelles that provide microenvironments conducive to their replication. Here we show that replication factories of rotaviruses represent ...