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Stealth virus: Zika virus builds tunnels to covertly infect cells of the placenta

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the…

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How Sudan virus binds to human cells

The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a fatality rate of 50% but remains poorly understood in terms…

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Zika uses human skin as ‘mosquito magnet’ to spread virus further

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect…

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Scientists uncover structure of critical component in deadly Nipah virus

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical component of…

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Herpes virus might drive Alzheimer’s pathology

University of Pittsburgh researchers uncovered a surprising link between Alzheimer's disease and herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), suggesting that viral infections…

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Virus that threatened humanity opens the future

Professor Sangmin Lee from POSTECH's Department of Chemical Engineering, in collaboration with 2024 Nobel Chemistry Laureate Professor David Baker from…

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Diverse virus populations coexist on single strains of gut bacteria

Viruses that infect and kill bacteria, called phages, hold promise as new treatment types for dangerous infections, including strains that…

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EU announces bacteria, virus, and parasite lab leaders

The European Commission has named the labs that will lead work on bacteria, parasites, and viruses. The European Reference Laboratories…

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New model for replication of BKPyV virus, a major cause of kidney transplant failure

BK polyomavirus, or BKPyV, is a major cause of kidney transplant failure. There are no effective drugs to treat BKPyV.…

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Meta-analysis links high-risk Epstein-Barr virus lineage to nasopharyngeal cancer in southern China

Researchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) have discovered a significant association between…

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