Researchers studying ancient Neanderthal DNA found traces of three viruses that cause colds, cold sores, genital warts, and cancer. And ancient humans might have been the ones who started ...

Scientists at Purdue University and the University of Minnesota have solved the three-dimensional structure of the central component of a biological "motor" that powers the DNA packaging system in a ...

As viral vaccines are increasingly used to meet global health needs, the pharmaceutical industry is manufacturing larger ...

Scientists discovered a way to block hepatitis B infection using an anticancer drug, offering hope for new treatments.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a CRISPR-based diagnostic tool capable of detecting ...

Immunizing the host with a piece of viral DNA rather than an antigenic protein fragment of the virus, helps to stimulate the generation of cell-mediated immunity (Fig. 2). DNA vaccines contain the ...

Pandemics over the course of evolution have led to the integration of viruses into our genome. Westend61via Getty Images ...

Cosmic rays from a nearby supernova would soon rain down on the unsuspecting cichlids, tearing apart their DNA, causing the ...

Herpesvirus infection may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease through transposable element activation and neuroinflammation.

In Mavs-knockout mice, Chen noted that cells were “totally defective in immune defense against RNA viruses.” But in response to DNA, it was largely normal. As they dissected the signaling cascade of ...