Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team from the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) and the Medical Center—University of Freiburg has ...

An electron microscope image of the CDC’s recreated 1918 Influenza virus, seen here, 18 hours after infection. Courtesy: CDC/Dr. Terrence Tumpey Despite recent advances in microbiology ...

This particular giant virus, which they called Jyvaskylavirus, is 200 nanometers in diameter, or about two times the size of an influenza ... it could be seen under a light microscope, which ...

“The interaction with a host cell is dynamic and transient for influenza viruses. In addition, associated processes occur at the nanoscale, requiring super-resolution microscopes for a more ...

Researchers at the HZI and the Medical Center – University of Freiburg uncover new mechanisms for influenza viruses to enter cells Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future ...