Viral reverse transcriptase (RT) plays a critical role in replication (e.g., retroviruses, that reverse transcribe RNA templates into complementary DNA) and genome mutations (e.g., diversity ...

Scientists demonstrate how T4 bacteriophages can calibrate super-resolution microscopes with nanometer accuracy, enabling ...

As humans, we often focus on viruses and bacteria because of their ... for years and has already made dramatic discoveries about bacteriophage-bacteria interactions in marine environments.

Jan. 24, 2025 — A therapeutic vaccine targeting human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) induced regression in high-grade precancerous cervical lesions, according to the results from a phase II ...

Scientists Uncover Structure of Critical Component in Deadly Nipah Virus Jan. 20, 2025 — Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus.

1 School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China 2 Department of Oncology, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Wuhan Orthopedic Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China Virus-like ...

Some social media users claim that multiple viruses, including influenza A, HMPV, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Covid-19, are circulating in China. There are even claims that China has declared a ...

One of these has been to rescue phage therapy from history, which consists of using bacteriophage viruses (phages) to exterminate resistant bacteria. Thousands of treated patients have demonstrated ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

Unlike the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, HMPV is a known virus, with established risks and countermeasures. However, it does pose a risk for vulnerable groups, such as ...