DNA scaffolds that mirror influenza virus protein geometry boost antiviral binding and reduce infection more effectively than ...

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In September, David Baltimore — the scientist who discovered reverse transcriptase, a breakthrough often described as one of ...

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Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) have emerged in recent years as a crucial tool in clinical gene therapies, offering low pathogenicity and long-lived gene expression in target cells. AAVs are simple ...

The cold sore-causing Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) hijacks human cells and reconfigures its DNA within just an hour after infection, according to a new study that may help tackle the pathogen. Viruses ...

Scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) say they have developed a reverse genetics system ...

Mpox virus (MPXV) F8–A22–E4 polymerase holoenzyme is responsible for the accurate replication of the viral genome. Unlike other DNA polymerases, MPXV polymerase holoenzyme harbors the multifunctional ...

“Crucivirus” represents a group of viruses with chimeric genomes, significant for viral evolution and recombination studies. Their capsid proteins share homology with the RNA virus tombusvirus, while ...

Scientists at the University of Vienna, Austria, have screened great ape specimens obtained from natural history museums to identify DNA viruses. This groundbreaking study provides unique insights ...

Illinois researchers developed a nanorobotic hand made of DNA that can grab viruses for detection or inhibition. In this artist’s rendering, three “NanoGripper” hands wrap around a COVID-19 virus.

The 2024 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award was attributed to Zhijian (James) Chen for “the discovery of the cGAS enzyme that senses foreign and self DNA, solving the mystery of how DNA ...