Study reveals how viruses invade cells by exploiting host proteins, with findings that may help in pre-pandemic preparedness.

Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of ...

A dead mouse from a cat named Pepper has led a researcher to a new virus.

A new clinical study shows that an inhibitor of Fas ligand (FasL), also called CD95 ligand (CD95L), led to a faster recovery ...

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

There are many processes and proteins that help the body fight a flu infection. One of them is known as IFITM3. | ...

So, researchers at Northwestern started their journey to figure out why this might be happening. They discovered when someone gets badly infected with COVID, the virus can actually enter the ...

Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable spillover of a family of organisms called arteriviruses.

Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable spillover of a family of organisms called arteriviruses. In a new study, ...

Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable ...

Activated through three different pathways, complement facilitates the clearance of virus particles by directly inducing their destruction (lysis). To prevent bystander damage to host cells, ...