From hot volcanic springs where the water is nearly boiling acid, scientists have discovered how lemon-shaped viruses got their form. And that discovery could lead to new and better ways to deliver ...

Using a novel technology, researchers uncovered shape-shifting properties of a common respiratory virus. Respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly known as RSV, is a highly contagious respiratory ...

Two of the closest known relatives to SARS-CoV-2 — a pair of bat coronaviruses discovered by researchers in Laos — may transmit poorly in people despite being genetically similar to the ...

The human genome contains the instructions to make tens of thousands of proteins. Each protein folds into a precise shape - and biologists are taught that defined shape dictates the protein's destined ...

A Wayne State University study published in the Oct. 3, 2025, issue of Nature Communications revealed that Zika virus exposure during pregnancy causes long-term, sex-specific changes to a baby's ...

From hot volcanic springs where the water is nearly boiling acid, a University of Virginia researcher and his colleagues have discovered how lemon-shaped viruses got their form. And that discovery ...