Flu viruses that can use a second cellular entry point may move more effectively between animals and humans, scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

One of the reasons why hepatitis E is comparatively under-investigated is that a robust cell culture model for its study was only developed about three years ago in Bochum and Hanover. Researchers ...

New antivirals and vaccines could follow the discovery by Australian researchers of strategies used by viruses to control our ...

Human astroviruses are a leading viral cause of the stomach bug-think vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. It often impacts young children and older adults, leading to vicious cycles of sickness and ...

A tickborne virus uses cholesterol receptors to worm its way into the cell. Monteil and her colleagues first investigated where the virus might attach to cells. To do that, the researchers randomly ...

The process by which phages -- viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria -- enter cells has been studied for over 50 years. In a new study, researchers from the University of Illinois ...

Using genomics, evolutionary biologists test several hypotheses on the origin of viruses. New evidence suggests they may have ...

Zika virus hijacks a key protein implicated in brain development for its own replication. Researchers led by Associate Professor Priya Shah at the University of California, Davis (CA, USA), have ...

This story is part of our series on viroids and virusoids, small infectious RNAs. The story is also the second installment in a series on hepatitis D virus, a virusoid-like pathogen that causes ...