Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the virus continues to spread around the globe as the virus continues to evolve. Scientists say that's likely to continue indefinitely, as the virus finds ...

The replication of the Nipah virus's genetic material in infected cells has been demonstrated for the first time by ...

Bacteriophages, the most abundant life form on Earth, infect bacterial cells and influence the structure of the microbial ...

Researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer.

For over a century, scientists have analyzed the vast microbial world within the human body. They’ve found bacteria, fungi, ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

Structure-based drug design is the design and optimization of a chemical structure with the goal of identifying a compound suitable for clinical testing — a drug candidate. It is based on ...

A new combination of microscopy methods has revealed exquisite detail of the virus assembly process used by herpes simplex virus during replication.

Each vitamin has a unique role in a person’s health. Vitamin B-complex supplements include all of the essential B vitamins in one pill. Some of these supplements contain 100% of the recommended ...

The stratum corneum often is described as having a brick-and-mortar type of structure. In this analogy, the "bricks" are corneocytes, which originate in the deepest layer of the epidermis, the stratum ...

Both oral herpes and genitals herpes are caused by types of the herpes simplex virus (HSV). The virus is passed when you come in contact with a herpes sore or its fluids. The virus can also be passed ...

The eight winners of the two-legged knockout phase play-offs – which take place on 13 and 20 February – join the top eight sides from the league phase in the round of 16 draw. The clubs were ...