The mysterious life cycle of a sheep virus that causes malignant catarrhal fever has been discovered by agricultural scientists -- the first step in developing a vaccine against the disease.

HIV up close: Unprecedented view of virus reveals essential steps for causing AIDS Date: October 8, 2020 ... allowing for explorations of early stages of the virus life cycle in unprecedented detail.

The complete life cycle is shown below. To see each of the three steps more slowly, and to learn exactly what's happening in each, click on the three thumbnail images below.

Scientists have identified dozens of human proteins that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, depends on to replicate ...

The researchers found that IP6 plays an important part in both the immature and mature phases of the HIV life cycle as the virus assembles its structure. “This small molecule acts in two different ...

The pair solved the structure of the mature dengue virus particle last year (see related story), and Rossmann said the new findings were a significant step toward unraveling the behavior of viruses.

Bacteriophage (phage) are viruses that specifically infect bacteria. They have a two-phase lifecycle, residing in a dormant state within the host genome (lysogenic cycle) or hijacking the host ...

Retroviruses are a type of virus in the viral family called Retroviridae. They use RNA as their genetic material and are named for a special enzyme that’s a vital part of their life cycle ...

The virus’s life cycle involves entering liver cells and producing new virus cells to trigger infections in other liver cells. Hepatitis B is a serious infection that targets the liver.