Around 58 million people suffer from chronic inflammation caused by the hepatitis C virus, and 300,000 people die from the disease every year. A study is the first to map the protein complex that enables the virus to infect our cells, potentially paving the way for an effective vaccine.
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healthsciences.ku.dk
UCPH researchers solve mystery of deadly virus
New study from the University of Copenhagen is the first to map the protein complex that enables the virus to infect our cells, potentially paving the way for an effective vaccine.
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Researchers have discovered an alternative pathway for how viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 enter host cells, offering new potential treatment modalities.
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New study signals gamechanger for antivirals
Researchers have discovered an alternative pathway for how viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 enter host cells, offering new potential treatment modalities.
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Cryptic infection of a giant virus in a unicellular green alga
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Cryptic infection of a giant virus in a unicellular green alga
Latency is a common strategy in a wide range of viral lineages, but its prevalence in giant viruses remains unknown. In this work, we describe a 617–kilo–base pairs integrated giant viral element in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. We ...
Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals 🦠🌡️🐦
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**Scientists found that a virus uses one tiny chemical bond to deliberately unbalance its shell, allowing it to release its genetic material faster once inside a cell 🦠🔬. This insight reveals a key viral trick and could guide the development of new antivirals 💊, vaccines 💉 and gene-delivery technologies 📦.**
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Science Advances
Asymmetric isopeptide bond steers directional genomic RNA egress from icosahedral virus
Asymmetric RNA packaging in an icosahedral virus is conferred by a singular interchain isopeptide bond.
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Scientists find a new way coronaviruses can get into human cells: « We found a new coronavirus receptor in human cells ahead of any virus spillover into the human population. » Read Full Article #COVID19 #Virology #Science
🦇 Researchers found an East African bat coronavirus, CcCoV-KY43, that can enter human lung cells by binding to the CEACAM6 receptor.
🔬 The study, using genetic sequences and viral spike proteins, identified this capability before any spillover into humans, highlighting a new way alphacoronaviruses can infect human cells.
🌍 The findings, funded by UK and Kenyan research bodies, emphasize the need for further study in East Africa to assess risks from this virus family and prepare for potential future spillover events.
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🔬 The study, using genetic sequences and viral spike proteins, identified this capability before any spillover into humans, highlighting a new way alphacoronaviruses can infect human cells.
🌍 The findings, funded by UK and Kenyan research bodies, emphasize the need for further study in East Africa to assess risks from this virus family and prepare for potential future spillover events.
#VirusResearch #PublicHealth #OneHealth
How bats tolerate viruses: study sheds light on one of nature’s biggest immune mysteries. Bats have 2 distinct copies of the genes that produce antibodies, the specialized proteins that help the immune system recognize and fight infections. Every other known mammal has only 1 such set.
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The Microbiologist
How bats tolerate viruses: study sheds light on one of nature’s ...
Researchers have found that the world's largest family of bats has two distinct copies of the genes that produce antibodies, the specialized proteins that help the immune system recognize and fight infections. Every other known mammal has only one such set.
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Study: Researchers use generative AI to create novel viruses that infect bacteria, raising biosafety concerns
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Stanford AI virus study raises specter of bioweapon risk
Researchers praised the advancement but warned of its dangers.
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