Pepper, the pet cat who made headlines last year for his role in the discovery of the first jeilongvirus found in the U.S., ...

With a $50 million initial investment from Flagship, Terrana will use RNA from benign plant viruses as a chassis to carry ...

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 ...

His research involves studying the structure of viruses and how they interface with the cells of their hosts’ bodies — hence the mapping of the Zika antibodies. That structural understanding is key to ...

Australian scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between plants and humans which could help in the treatment of cancer.

A virus that infects black-eyed pea plants has shown "widespread effectiveness" in helping thwart an array of metastatic cancers in mice, researchers report in a new study, offering hope the virus ...

Wild desert plants are falling victim to non-native crop viruses, which poses a previously unrecognized threat to their survival.

A computational model of the more than 26 million atoms in a DNA-packed viral capsid expands our understanding of virus structure and DNA dynamics, insights that could provide new research avenues ...

Feb 29, 2024 Scientists develop novel RNA- or DNA-based substances to protect plants from viruses (Nanowerk News) Individually tailored RNA or DNA-based molecules are able to reliably fight off viral ...

Individually tailored RNA or DNA-based molecules are able to reliably fight off viral infections in plants, according to a new study. The researchers were able to fend off a common virus using the ...

Vanisulfane is a plant resistance inducer that exhibits potent activity against potato virus Y (PVY), but its mechanism of action against this virus remains unclear. Our results showed that when we ...