A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) reveals a key part of the Ebola virus life cycle at a higher resolution than ever before. The research sheds light on how Ebola ...

To better understand BKPyV replication and ways to prevent it, researchers in the UAB Department of Microbiology have published a single-cell analysis of BKPyV infection in primary kidney cells. Their ...

HBV is a partially double-stranded DNA virus. The life cycle and therapeutic targets are shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2. The spherical 42-nm virion comprises an envelope that is outside a 30-nm ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) contains a partially double-stranded DNA genome. During infection, its replication is mediated by reverse transcription (RT) of an RNA intermediate termed pregenomic RNA (pgRNA ...

Vaccinations have revolutionized healthcare, but designing them remains complex, requiring time and creativity, especially for vaccines against viruses, which are difficult to study. “Each virus ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – BK polyomavirus, or BKPyV, is a major cause of kidney transplant failure. There are no effective drugs to treat BKPyV. Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reveals ...