Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds - ticks.

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered how a key protein from the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), EBNA-LP, ...

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds—ticks.

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

But in a recent breakthrough, researchers have uncovered a surprisingly simple target in the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), the culprit behind cold sores. What they found, however, is much more than ...

Researchers have tracked how the COVID-19 virus mutates long term, revealing patterns that could help predict the emergence of future variants.

The three-dimensional (3D) chromatin structure of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) within host cells and the underlying mechanisms of chromatin interaction and gene regulation, particularly those involving ...

The structure of the Nipah virus polymerase complex elucidated using cryoelectron microscopy.

Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus. Experiments in cells showe how changes in the viral polymerase -- a protein involved in ...

Infectious disease doctors explain if hand sanitizer kills norovirus, and effective ways to neutralize the stomach bug’s germs, including on surfaces.