A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy—and ...

In a study published in Cell Biomaterials, a team led by chemical and nano engineers at the University of California San Diego took a closer look at how the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), unlike other ...

Subtle differences in an mRNA sequence enables a ribosome to produce more or less of a certain protein. A new AI model called ...

A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, ...

One chemistry tweak made mRNA vaccines dramatically safer and more effective—unlocking new potential for fighting disease.

A research team led by Prof. HU Junjie from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered a ...

Once dismissed as “junk,” pieces of ancient viral DNA in our genome are now known to help control which genes are turned on or off.

New research has suggested that a virus that has typically been thought of as common and harmless may actually be associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease. This study, which has been ...

The human body is made up of many different kinds of cells, and there are trillions of them. Now a major international project is mapping how they are distributed. And: Viruses can infect those ...

Viruses typically aren’t considered ‘alive,’ as many core biological functions are outsourced to their hosts. But a newly discovered organism appears to straddle the line between virus and cell.

In June, 2025, 17 scientists from ten countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, to finalise their evaluation of hepatitis D virus (HDV), human ...