In the world of viral research, uncovering a virus’s weaknesses is often a painstaking process that requires years of ...

No, I'm not talking about a computer virus here, but about a real one, the Epsilon 15, which attacks the bacterium Salmonella. By writing a few lines of computer code, biologists from Purdue ...

The T4 virus consists of an elongated head, which carries the virus' genetic material, and a tail made up of a hexagonal baseplate and six leg-type structures, called long-tail and short-tail fibers.

The 3.8Å resolution structure of mature Zika virus is presented here. The recent rapid spread of Zika virus and its unexpected linkage to birth defects and an autoimmune-neurological syndrome has ...

Researchers have now determined the structure of the Zika virus, a critical advance in the development of vaccines and treatments. The team also identified regions within the Zika virus structure ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A team of researchers has determined the structure of the Zika virus, an important discovery in the development of antiviral treatments and vaccines. The researchers, led ...

Anatomy of a Mobile Virus: Dismantling A Daisy Chain ExplosiveBy: Eric EversonCommonly grouped along with external mobile threats, mobile viruses have become common throughout today’s mobile ...

The atomic structure of an elusive cold virus linked to severe asthma and respiratory infections in children has been solved by a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Purdue ...