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Viruses and the human cell: The evolutionary arms race
Right: When the cell is attacked by a virus, NORAD is cut, preventing STAT3 from entering the nucleus. As a result, the STAT1 protein, necessary for activating the immune response, comes into ...
Trillions of Viruses Live in Your Body. A.I. Is Trying to Find Them.
The Human Virome Program will analyze samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health.
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Newfound bat virus that uses notorious receptor poses ‘spillover’ risk
The virus is related to the pathogen that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome and capitalizes on the same ‘entry receptor ...
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Stealth virus: Zika virus builds tunnels to covertly infect cells of the placenta
Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, ...
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Science on the Shore: Viruses and our waterways by Angela Rieck
It’s hard to say something nice about viruses, but Dr. Joaquín Martínez Martínez can. Dr. Martínez Martínez is a new aquatic ...
Stealth virus: How Zika builds tunnels to covertly infect cells of the placenta
Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...