The herpesvirus can manipulate our DNA with far more precision than previously thought. The virus condenses and changes the shape of our genetic material to hijack the host genes needed for ...

A new study from the University of Gothenburg may help guide the development of better influenza vaccines. Memory cells in ...

Human DNA is not always making us function in ways we understand. Some of our genome is just there, and we’re not sure what it does. In fact, 8% of our DNA are viruses our ancestors caught one day and ...

While it was previously thought that keratinocytes (skin cells) were only passive conductors that allow the rabies virus to pass through, novel research reveals that these cells play a much more ...

Cases of Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) are extremely rare in humans, but in those who develop disease, the outcome is severe ...

While it was previously thought that keratinocytes (skin cells) were only passive conductors that allow the rabies virus to ...

Scientists have identified a potential new weapon against hepatitis E, a virus with no approved treatment and tens of ...