Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a global outbreak. This was the first time many had ever heard of the virus, ...

Sometimes, the most significant scientific discoveries happen by accident. Scientists have long known that whole-genome ...

Feb. 18, 2025 — Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication.

A new study in the journal Human Gene Therapy indicates that DNA impurities derived from plasmid and host cell DNA are ...

A study from Cornell researchers could enable a quantum leap forward in identifying and deciphering cancer-driving genetic ...

genome without activating intrinsic host cell defences against cytosolic dsRNA 15. Consider the Fullerene cone capsids of HIV-1, the multi-membrane development of the vaccinia virion and the ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry investigate the structure of these proteins and how they function – from individual molecules through to complex organisms. They make use of the ...

AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This kills or impairs cells of the immune system and progressively destroys the body's ability to fight ...

Mar. 12, 2025 — We're all familiar with Pavlovian conditioning, in which a reward-anticipatory behavior follows a reward-predicting stimulus. Perhaps you experience it yourself when passing a ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A slow immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, delayed viral clearance, and viral rebound can all increase a person’s risk for long COVID, according to study data.