The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a fatality rate of 50% but remains poorly understood in terms of how it infects cells. Currently, no approved treatments exist. To address this ...

Biological scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope ...

The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a fatality rate of 50% but remains poorly understood in terms of how it infects cells. Currently, no approved treatments exist. To address this ...

Biological scientists have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the permeability of the mosquito midgut for infection.

Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules enter.

Huge, bacteria-eating viruses could be a game-changer for antibiotics that currently struggle to fend off deadly infections.

I engineered HeLa cells to produce copious amounts of these fusion proteins, and watched where they went. Most migrated to the nucleolus, as expected, but one protein steadfastly refused. Instead, it ...

Bone-marrow-derived multipotent progenitor stromal cells — or mesenchymal stem cells ... issues will allow for the translation of our basic knowledge of MSC biology into the design of clinical ...

The NHS says it offers the mpox vaccine to those regarded as being at higher risk of catching the virus. This includes men who have sex with other men and have multiple partners. The first case of ...

Vitestro's blood drawing (phlebotomy ... Vertex's gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease, Casgevy, has been given the nod for use by the NHS in England after an earlier rejection.

This is called photosynthesis. The basic structure of a plant cell is shown below. Photosynthesis relies on many structures in the cell all working together, each playing its role. The diagram ...