Scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered how a key protein from the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), EBNA-LP, ...

When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds—ticks.

Researchers have discovered that the herpes virus reshapes the human genome’s architecture, rearranging its shape in three-dimensional space so that HSV-1 can access host genes most useful for its ...

Pepper the cat, whose owner works at the University of Florida, gathered a specimen containing a never-before-seen virus for ...

The virus that commonly causes cold sores starts reshaping our genome within an hour of infection to boost its own growth, which scientists could take advantage of to treat severe cases.

Influenza A virus (IAV) possesses a segmented, negative-sense RNA genome comprising eight distinct viral RNA (vRNA) segments. These segments form ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes that are ...

Invisible doctors of the future? The future of DNA computers holds great promise across several fields including healthcare. It has been twenty years since scientists developed a DNA computer that ...

BAY COUNTY, MI – West Nile virus has been detected in a Bay County mosquito for the first time this year, according to Bay County Mosquito Control.