When UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna first began studying how bacteria fight virus infections, she had no idea it ...

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The ability to self-organize is a key feature of biological systems and is widely found in nature: small building blocks that autonomously assemble give rise to macromolecules such as the cell nucleus ...

Influenza viruses are common, and the seasonal flu tends to infect many people every year. Influenza A viruses are the most ...

Two new studies provide insights into a possible cure for HIV, and feature the work of researchers from the UW and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

This Catalan woman is part of a small and extraordinary group, known as 'exceptional elite controllers', individuals who ...

Previous longitudinal cohort studies have also linked parental asthma to a higher risk of severe bronchiolitis in children ...

Scientists found that RSV infection early in life can set the stage for childhood asthma, particularly in kids already ...

Fever slows seasonal flu by blocking viral replication, but bird-flu strains resist heat. New research reveals why—and what ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

Bird flu viruses may be more dangerous to humans than previously thought because they can survive and grow even when the body ...

Belgian scientists from VIB and Ghent University (UGent), together with Danish collaborators, have uncovered compelling ...