NIAID officials discuss novel Coronavirus that recently emerged in China
Research underway to address latest viral threatCredit: NIAID The new cluster of viral pneumonia cases originating in Wuhan, China, marks ...
Tag: Virology
Here, there and everywhere: Large and giant viruses abound globally
JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant virusesCredit: Zosia Rostomian/Berkeley Lab While the microbes in a ...
Mosquito-borne diseases could be prevented by skin cream
Credit: University of Leeds A skin cream used to treat warts and skin cancer could help protect people against viral ...
Most rehabilitating sea turtles with infectious tumors don’t survive
Study examines survival rates of green sea turtles with different fibropapillomatosis tumor scores in rehabilitation facilitiesCredit: The Turtle Hospital Caused ...
Mason researchers Narayanan and Veneziano receive funding to build better vaccines
Credit: George Mason University George Mason University's Aarthi Narayanan, Associate Professor, College of Science and the National Center for Biodefense ...
Researchers develop first diagnostic test for novel coronavirus in China
A joint press release by Charité and the DZIFCredit: Photo: Dr. Fred Murphy & Sylvia Whitfield/CDC Researchers from the German ...
Zika virus’ key into brain cells ID’d, leveraged to block infection and kill cancer cells
Working independently, two different UC San Diego research teams identified the same molecule -- αvβ5 integrin -- using brain organoids, ...
HIV ‘hotspots’ not necessarily major drivers of new infections
Credit: Kate Grabowski Areas of high HIV prevalence, known as 'hotspots', do not necessarily fuel the epidemic in the wider ...
Decoy molecule neutralizes a range of viruses
The molecule points the way toward treating viruses that cross from animals to humansCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science A host ...
Common foods can help ‘landscape’ the jungle of our gut microbiome
Compounds in the foods we eat can trigger phage productionCredit: SDSU Researchers at San Diego State University have found a ...
Less severe cases of diarrheal illness can still lead to child mortality, research shows
Landmark GEMS research could help set path to reduce child mortality linked to diarrheal illnessCredit: University of Maryland School of ...
New Phytopathology journal focus issue emphasizes virological advances
Credit: Decai Tuo and Wentao Shen Viruses cause some of the most important plant diseases worldwide with an estimated $60 ...
New MPMI focus issue seeks to improve management of virus-induced disease in crops
Credit: Taiyun Wei and Aiming Wang Viruses subvert or remodel host cells from the inside, relying on the host cellular ...
Hundreds of novel viruses discovered in insects
Joint press release by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF)Credit: Photo: Paraskevopoulou/Charité New viruses ...