Supercomputer simulations have revealed how changes in the shape of the HIV-1 capsid protein may help the virus squeeze its ...

Assembly and budding of a virus from a membrane microdomain. Viruses have an outer protein shell called a capsid which surrounds the viral nucleic acid. Enveloped viruses, such as HIV, have an ...

Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But ...

Researchers have discovered a virus that could enter human cells in a similar way to COVID-19. But they caution it's much ...

Norovirus infection rates are extremely high this year, raising the question: Why can’t a vaccine protect us from the stomach ...

Ultimately, the virus uses our body's machinery to produce copies of itself and spread infection. The HIV-1 capsid is formed by a mesh of around 200 protein hexamers and pentamers, arranged ...

An HIV drug was named “2024 Breakthrough of the Year” by Science Magazine. Biochemistry research from the University of Utah ...

Organoids were cultured from healthy donor iPSC sources and differentiated using the human iPSC-derived Cerebral Organoid ...

A multi-national, multi-institutional study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators found little natural resistance to a ...

The company will discontinue development of its original ALS gene therapy candidate VY9323 amid toxic effects in nonhuman ...

All viruses contain genetic material — namely, DNA or RNA — wrapped in a protein coating called a capsid. Some viruses, such as the culprits behind influenza and COVID-19, also have a ...