A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opts its host’s systems with the help of ...

Researchers recently discovered that a virus, FloV-SA2, encodes one of the proteins needed to make ribosomes, the central engines in all cells that translate genetic information into proteins, the ...

Can’t wait to check out 'The Anatomy of a Virus: The Making of Antiviral' tonight? Here are a few quick details to keep in mind about the documentary flick. The Anatomy of a Virus: The Making of ...

Viruses have spent billions of years perfecting the art of invading cells, hijacking their machinery and spreading with ruthless efficiency. Now researchers are turning that evolutionary expertise ...

In cells, ribosomes (shown as grey blobs) read RNA messages and convert the information into proteins. The researchers hypothesize that during infection, one component of the ribosome, eL40 (green ...