In an article published in Nature Microbiology, scientists reveal the existence of numerous new lineages of mirusviruses, ...

Washington State University researchers have found a way to modulate a common virus protein to prevent viruses from entering ...

When a pathogen like a dangerous virus invades the human body, it usually has to enter human cells to cause an illness.

Every winter, as the air sharpens and scarves return to shoulders, an old visitor also makes a reappearance: the flu. It ...

We know that the process of viral uptake into cells begins with interactions between proteins hemagglutinin and neuraminidase ...

There has long been debate about whether viruses are a form of life, because many of them are only made up of a bit of genetic material that’s enclosed in a package. That genetic material usually has ...

While largely unnoticed, phages do not harm humans. On the contrary, these viruses are gaining increasing popularity as biomedicines to eradicate pathogenic bacteria, especially those associated with ...

There is no aspect of biology that has captured the public interest as much as viruses have. From the avian flu to HIV to SARS, viruses are in the news almost every day, so a site dedicated to ...

Brendan Straut '24 and Dr. Anna Kloc, his thesis adviser, in the lab. Throughout his time as a Charger, Brendan Straut '24 has had exciting experiences across campus. He's made connections and ...

Interactions among viruses can help them succeed inside their hosts or impart vulnerabilities that make them easier to treat.

Only recently appreciated as critical components of cellular functions, unstructured stretches of amino acids called SLiMs are key to viral-host interactions. During an early COVID-19 lockdown in ...

Researchers describe the full molecular structure of the phage DEV. DEV infects and lyses Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, an opportunistic pathogen in cystic fibrosis and other diseases. DEV is part ...