New research by scientists at the University of Toronto and the Structural Genomics Consortium has deepened our understanding ...

The dengue virus has a roughly spherical shape. Inside the virus is the nucleocapsid, which is made of the viral genome and C proteins. The nucleocapsid is surrounded by a membrane called the ...

providing detailed instructions for the cell to make duplicate copies of the virus shell and motor structure. The cell also makes copies of the virus' DNA, which are fed into the newly developed ...

Viruses are tiny agents that can infect a variety of living organisms, including bacteria, plants, and animals. Like other viruses, the dengue virus is a microscopic structure that can only ...

DNA is a super flexible and modular structure, meaning that with the right sequences ... in theory, cordon the virus off from a potential host cell and prevent infection, though the team didn’t test ...