Emerging research has provided fresh evidence regarding the role of viral infection in the development of multiple sclerosis.

Researchers have uncovered a microscopic weapon that can literally tear viruses apart from the inside, a single protein that ...

The data showed that a subset of killer T cells that also interact with EBV are more prevalent in people with the chronic autoimmune disease.

A detailed analysis of immune cells in Long COVID patients has revealed a previously unknown molecular signature linked to ...

Lurking among them is a “giant” virus, a genetic behemoth that blurs the line between the living and the inanimate. When this ...

Known as viral eukaryogenesis, this idea was first proposed in 2001 by Masaharu Takemura, a molecular biologist at the Tokyo University of Science. He suggested the nucleus of eukaryotic cells arose ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a promising gene-editing therapy that directly corrects a genetic mutation responsible for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common ...

New research shows that after the body's defenses kill the virus behind COVID-19, leftover digested chunks of SARS-CoV-2 ...

This study is an important contribution to the field of viral sequencing, providing methods for more accurate characterization of viral genetic diversity using long-read sequencing and unique ...

The robots, each the size of a single cell, casually turn circles in a bath of water. Suddenly, their sensors detect a change: Parts of the bath are heating up. The microrobots halt their twirls and ...

Cells actively help to capture and incorporate influenza viruses. Here, a cell is shown, with a virus in the center of the image. Credit: Emma Hyde / ETH Zurich Scientists have captured an ...

"The infection of our body cells is like a dance between virus and cell," suggested Yohei Yamauchi at ETH Zurich. With their new system, the team watched how single flu virus particles move across the ...