Scientists from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences found forty new freshwater viruses infecting aquatic ...

Knowledge-building extension: Use the Biology of SARS-CoV-2 resource from HHMI BioInteractive, including four animations about the structure, replication, evolution, and treatment of the virus, along ...

Perhaps all viruses arose via a mechanism yet to be uncovered. Today's basic research in fields like microbiology, genomics, and structural biology may provide us with answers to this basic question.

The central dogma of biology defines the flow of genetic information: It describes how proteins are made from mRNA templates, ...

These have become household terms since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic, but the microscopic size of the virus means that most people are unfamiliar with what the infection process actually ...

Advances in molecular biology have enabled leaps forward in the determination of virus phylogenetic history. This detailed 1995 book results from the invitation to foremost experts to give essays on ...

Now, researchers have filmed the 'giant' virus Mimivirus in the process of infecting a cell, creating a fascinating film that can help educators teach biology in a more engaging manner.

By following the infection path of selected viruses, from their arrival to the cell surface and intracellular trafficking ... this journey takes us through virtually all aspects of cell biology and ...

A collection of seven reviews surveys how microorganisms subvert host cell biology. Viruses must infect cells to complete the intracellular phase of their life cycle. They have evolved a broad ...

In most people, the lung-infecting pathogens known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) trigger mild cold-like symptoms. But in infants and seniors, these viruses can ...

Over the last few decades, wild boar populations have increased in the urban areas of Barcelona and in other parts of ...