Zika virus, infamous for causing microcephaly, manipulates a host protein called ANKLE2 to assist its replication, which also ...
Zika virus is unusual in that it can cross the placenta and enter the fetus, where ANKLE2 is known to play a big role in brain development.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate up to 21 million people are infected with the virus each year. It ...
The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results ...
Outbreaks of norovirus, which causes acute gastroenteritis, leading people to get sick with nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, are ...
Researchers have discovered how egg cells prepare for life by studying the Balbiani body, a structure that organizes key ...
The vine mealybug, scientifically known as Planococcus ficus, spreads the Leafroll 3 virus, which weakens vines and reduces ...
Human Metapneumovirus infections highlight the importance of understanding the distinction between bacterial and viral ...
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Singapore General Hospital have discovered that T cells-white blood cells that can destroy harmful pathogens-can completely prevent viral infection, to ...