Genetics

SARS-CoV-2: The grasping fingers of the viral N protein

Immediately after the infection of a cell in the throat or lungs, the SARS-CoV-2 virus works very hard to replicate, using the human cell's metabolic pathways to produce its proteins and make sure that its genetic material ...

Oncology & Cancer

How skin cancer virus outcompetes host cell replication

University of Pittsburgh researchers have shown for the first time how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), which causes an aggressive skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma, initiates DNA replication in host cells.

Neuroscience

Studying herpes encephalitis with mini-brains

About 3.7 billion people carry the herpes simplex virus-1 in our nerve cells where it lies quiescent until triggered by stress or injury. When activated, its symptoms are usually mild, limited to cold sores or ulcers in our ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Discovery of a circovirus involved in human hepatitis

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital (AP-HP), Inserm in the Imagine Institute, Université Paris Cité and the Alfort National Veterinary School (EnvA) have identified a previously unknown ...

Medical research

Expanding the arsenal of drugs for use against COVID-19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has been devastating the entire world. While the vaccination program is advancing, drug treatments for COVID-19 are still highly important for those who become ...

Medical research

A new approach to fighting the Marburg virus

A research team led by Kyoto University is attempting to take the Marburg virus by its horns using recently gained knowledge of its core structure.

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