These virophages use the viral factory, a temporary organelle formed by the giant virus in the cytoplasm of the infected cell, to ensure their own replication. This phenomenon constitutes a case ...

We know that viruses infect cells, but what does that process actually look like? Sure, diagrams can be helpful, but there’s nothing quite like seeing the real thing. Trouble is, doing so with ...

In a new study, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers reveal a bacterial immune system that thwarts the phages’ plot by attaching a small protein molecule to their tails. The components of this ...

A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to ...

developed the ability to infect the first cells. Could today's single-stranded RNA viruses be descendants of these precellular RNA molecules? Others have argued that precursors of today's NCLDVs ...

The virus and lung-cell membranes fuse ... and commit the exercise to memory so it is ready to fight the real virus during an infection. Vaccine makers are pursuing a variety of strategies ...

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the first severe case of the ...

Now, scientists have discovered that human cells are home to their own hidden superheroes, secretly helping us to fight off a ...

When exposed to the virus, the liver cells lacking PDAP1 were unable to support its replication. The mice were also completely resistant to hepatitis A infection. Without PDAP1, the virus was not able ...

The virus infects nearby skin cells called keratinocytes, the most common cell type in the skin. The dengue virus also infects and replicates inside a specialized immune cell located in the skin ...

the possibility that viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 could infect neurons or glial cells in our brain is less well documented, with reports that show contradictory results. Up to one third of COVID-19 ...