The film discusses the nature of viruses, including their structure, reproduction, and the diseases they cause. It explains how viruses are incredibly small and require a host cell to survive and ...

The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.

After receiving a series of immunotherapies, most people with HIV in a small study kept their virus levels low for several ...

UCSF researchers have made strides toward an HIV cure, showing experimental immunotherapy can help control the virus without ...

Marine viruses deploy a sophisticated Trojan horse maneuver that enables them to dismantle the energy systems of ocean ...

People infected with HIV must take antiretroviral drugs for life. But engineered antibodies appeared to suppress the virus ...

New research shows feverish temperatures make it more difficult for viruses to hijack our cells. A mouse study suggests it's ...

The unusual cases of pneumonia began to appear in midwinter, in China. The cause, researchers would later learn, was a coronavirus new to science. By March, the infection began to spread to other ...

The symptoms come on quickly - acute fever, followed by debilitating joint pain that can last for months. Though rarely fatal, the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness, can be particularly ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have modified a herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) that stimulates the immune system to attack ...