Ancient viral fossils buried in our DNA are offering fresh clues about how today’s respiratory pathogens infect and spread.

To identify a complex virus in Figure 13.1, one must look for specific structural features that differentiate it from simpler viral architectures. Complex viruses do not adhere to the regular ...

A study published in PNAS Microbiology found that enveloped viruses harbor greater cross-species transmissibility and are more likely to cause zoonotic infections than nonenveloped viruses. The ...

Determining the structure of a virus is an important step in understanding and treating viral disease. For decades, structural biologists have been using cryo-electron microscopy to create ...

Antiviral therapies are notoriously difficult to develop, as viruses can quickly mutate to become resistant to drugs. But what if a new generation of antivirals ignores the fast-mutating proteins on ...