Focused mostly on history, Viruses from Structure to Biology reminds us that scientific progress continues despite war, political upheavals, and other man-dominated events.

The core structure of the virus, the nucleocapsid, isn’t in the center of the envelope – it comes closer to the membrane on one side. Some other viruses have uniquely positioned cores, but the ...

Researchers at San Diego State University and Michigan State University are shedding new light on how viruses meticulously ...

By comparing the structures of protein complexes from different lineages of the dangerous Lassa virus, a Scripps Research team identified new antibodies and vaccine targets.

The mimivirus is the largest virus known to scientists, about half of a micrometre (0.0005 millimeter) in diameter. It is more than 10 times larger than the virus that causes the common cold and ...

The structure of a dengue virus protein predicted using ColabFold–AlpahFold2. Credit: Spyros Lytras and Joe Grove Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to redraw the virus family tree.

September 17, 2007 Scientists learn structure of enzyme in unusual virus WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Biologists have determined the three-dimensional structure of an unusual viral enzyme that is required ...

The virus is one of the most complex biological structures studied at this level. The shell that protects the virus’s genome when it is spread between humans consists of two thousand protein ...

Deadly virus structures point toward new avenues for vaccine design Date: May 24, 2023 Source: Scripps Research Institute Summary: By comparing the structures of protein complexes from different ...

The virus that causes COVID-19 has the ability to alter the genome structure of cells, which may play a role in long COVID-19, according to new findings from researchers at UTHealth Houston.