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

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

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

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

JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, Vol.13 No.1, January 10, 2025 ABSTRACT: Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) antibodies were studied in Sudanese sheep and goats (n = 855) before ...

The virus was officially confirmed in 1991 near Addis Ababa using cDNA probes from lymph nodes and spleen samples collected during an outbreak of PPR in goat markets (14). In 2014, the complete PPRV ...

With COVID-19 variants, specific genetic changes led to new properties of the virus that made it more contagious or helped it evade the immune system (SN: 12/16/21; SN: 3/1/22).

Fragments of bird flu virus genome found in pasteurized milk, FDA says The test cannot tell if the virus is live. FDA still considers milk supply safe. Beth Mole – Apr 23, 2024 6:20 PM | 108 ...

A new study in the journal Cell provides an answer to this long-standing puzzle: the genetic instructions to make myelin were slipped into our vertebrate ancestor’s DNA by infection with a virus.

Qiagen has filed a patent for a new thermolabile PPR nuclease or its enzymatically active fragment that exhibits high catalyst activity in difficult reaction conditions. The patent also covers the ...

Genetic elements called Mavericks that have some viral features could be responsible for the large-scale smuggling of DNA between species. Unusual genetic elements called Mavericks, which can bundle a ...